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The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits.

The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits.

U.S. Air Force to deny early retirement benefits to some transgender service members

The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits.

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  2. carey777.bsky.social profile picture

    @carey777.bsky.social

    This will not survive the courts. Absolutely ridiculous. These people served our country.

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  3. dbl1963.bsky.social profile picture

    Major @dbl1963.bsky.social

    Hegseth is a White Supremacist and overall bigot. He was denied by the ARNG to participate in Biden's inauguration because of the "Deus Vult" tattoo. It's known to be a symbol white racist groups use. That's why resigned from the IRR after a mediocre career.

    theconversation.com/why-the-far-...

    The medieval symbols at the US Capitol riots says more about modern racism rather than true medieval history. We must be vigilant about this symbolism.

    Why the far-right and white supremacists have embraced the Middle Ages and their symbols

    The medieval symbols at the US Capitol riots says more about modern racism rather than true medieval history. We must be vigilant about this symbolism.
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  6. mbeaulieu.bsky.social profile picture

    MBeaulieu @mbeaulieu.bsky.social

    Cruelty, bigotry, ingratitude, and injustice: the essence of the Republic of MAGA ((because the word United States can no longer be used for this country).

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  9. pinemikey.bsky.social profile picture

    Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social

    This is fucking ridiculous. If people think the government, officially making people disappear from recognition, won't happen to you, think again. They are doing the same with black people..even erasing their histories. Also, with women, refusing to think of them as anything except incubators.

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  10. tonysarris.bsky.social profile picture

    TonyInAsheville (He/Him) @tonysarris.bsky.social

    This is what happens when a white Christian nationalist is in charge of our military. Christian nationalists are more of a threat to America's future than Islamist terrorists. We need to do all we can to ensure that America does not become a Gilead-like theocracy ruled by ppl like Commander Hegseth.

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  12. expressyrself.bsky.social profile picture

    Sandra E Lewis @expressyrself.bsky.social

    Stupid. Targeting transgender service members with service records between 15 and 18 years gives them, "transversely", merit for their work ethic! Isn't that what Trump wants? Merit performers? This is going nowhere except a court of competent jurisdiction.

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  13. srqsk8.bsky.social profile picture

    Rob Smith @srqsk8.bsky.social

    Disgusting POS! You are forcing them out for no good reason other than your despise! WTF is this rotten country coming too !

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  17. tofystedeth.bsky.social profile picture

    Tofystedeth @tofystedeth.bsky.social

    I'm sure this action will save a large and useful amount of money that they will spend on decreasing the deficit as they promised. Now let me just pick up the newspaper while I take a biiig sip of coffee-

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  21. jmcb11.bsky.social profile picture

    @jmcb11.bsky.social

    it’s all about how cruel they can be. I’ll bet he has a scoreboard and keeps a tally on his staff.

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  23. pgreenkc.bsky.social profile picture

    @pgreenkc.bsky.social

    Congress should require Pete Hegseth to pass a drug and alcohol screening before he makes any decisions. Like when people who get DUIs have to blow to be able to start their car.

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  24. timlang60.bsky.social profile picture

    Timothy Lang @timlang60.bsky.social

    Hatred and cruelty for the sake of hatred and cruelty - in that sense, Hegseth fits perfectly into the broader Trump administration. Who could have ever guessed that picking a low-level TV personality as SECDEF would turn out this badly?

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  29. gigiangel.bsky.social profile picture

    GiGi Angel @gigiangel.bsky.social

    NOBODY should be denied benefits they earned.

    These good people served our country without reservation and are due any and all things all other service members are entitled to.

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  39. daddybunny.bsky.social profile picture

    Daddybunny @daddybunny.bsky.social

    Who’s NEXT? LGB? Females? DEI? ANYONE other than “Christian” white males? There’s a short political distance between “separating” & “purging” isn’t there.

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  42. bia2025.bsky.social profile picture

    JW @bia2025.bsky.social

    If you support and defend the constitution of the United States you should be able to retire at 20 years of service. People (conservatives ) wants to take people of color sexual orientation and gender back to 1959 when they controlled all aspects of society and didn’t care about anyone different

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  51. zone6bgardener.bsky.social profile picture

    Don't look up @zone6bgardener.bsky.social

    If they get away with this, they will do it to the other minority members of the military..... Don't think that they won't. Assume the worst thing this admin could do and plan accordingly, every time.

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  52. crochic99.bsky.social profile picture

    @crochic99.bsky.social

    That is cruel and demeaning, which of course means that it’s also very….American.

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  54. doc-huff.bsky.social profile picture

    Doc @doc-huff.bsky.social

    Pitiful ... when the Federal Government picks on a small minority like this, it really leaves you wondering if the nation is worth saving. Pitiful.

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  57. teneg.bsky.social profile picture

    Birke Negash 🦋 @teneg.bsky.social

    Outrageous! Unheard of. Psychopaths, criminals, liars and conmen! This shows that USA no longer is a country with legal Certainty! If I was a minority in USA I will flee to Canada or Europe! I mean this disaster is only the beginning! The Dehumanizing is obvious! Save yourself & your family’s! 🤮😰😱☠️

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  70. lovescts.bsky.social profile picture

    @lovescts.bsky.social

    Best not to get out although with Hegseth in charge, being in the military is far from safe.

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  76. nextzinn.bsky.social profile picture

    @nextzinn.bsky.social

    They find more ways to disgrace those who served or are serving in the US Military - disgusting 🤬🤬🤬 ##proudwomanveteran

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  84. cindyebrown.bsky.social profile picture

    @cindyebrown.bsky.social

    These people have served our country, risking their lives. They should not be deprived of retirement benefits because the rules changed under this regime.

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  86. petestphil.bsky.social profile picture

    @petestphil.bsky.social

    Felon Trump the draft dodging pedo attacking those who served while fighting for greedy billionaires. No suprise from Whiskey Leaks Hegseth and Cadet Bone Spurs.

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  91. captstromboli.bsky.social profile picture

    Nick @captstromboli.bsky.social

    Fucking gross, they served our country with honor and beyond what is expected. To deny them retirement benefits that would go to other soldiers is just vindictive. If they can be this openly homophobic to trans people, imagine what they will do to other LGBTQ and people of color in the future.

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  92. williamjc13.bsky.social profile picture

    Bill @williamjc13.bsky.social

    A highly dishonorable way to treat human beings who dedicated their lives to serve this Country.

    The Trump Administration pushes hate, racism, and misogyny.

    They are an evil fascist government trying to erase 80 years of social progress and advancement.

    We will not let them drag us backwards!

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  98. devensborn.bsky.social profile picture

    @devensborn.bsky.social

    Eighteen years of service and the Fox host throws them out with no benefits? Disgusting administration!

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  111. domacc.bsky.social profile picture

    @domacc.bsky.social

    This is how America treats its warriors. It is both despicable and self-harming.

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  119. hubertl75.bsky.social profile picture

    Hubert L @hubertl75.bsky.social

    The U.S. Air Force said it will deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early.

    Any other person with +15 years of service is eligible for retirement.

    In Europe, we treat our troops with respect and dignity.

    The US does not.

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  120. thethew.bsky.social profile picture

    GayGuy @thethew.bsky.social

    I guess Trump was right when he said that all of our military were "suckers"

    Because if the government and just take away your benefits on a whim, then why would anybody ever enlist?

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  124. windycitylensman.bsky.social profile picture

    @windycitylensman.bsky.social

    If this sick action survives even the first round of legal actions we’ll know the6 we’ve completely converted into an authoritarian facist nation.

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  131. msonemic.bsky.social profile picture

    @msonemic.bsky.social

    You can't say you are pro veteran and do this , USAF This is so I can't wrap my mind around it How are military officers not saying anything ??? These people served 15-18 years and can't get their retirement benefits??? This is insane @duckworth.senate.gov

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  136. smileymcsmileface.bsky.social profile picture

    @smileymcsmileface.bsky.social

    It doesn’t matter what they put on their paperwork, male female, other, eight legged octopus, shark - I don’t give a shit. They voluntarily join the service to protect our country and our constitution from enemies foreign and domestic. They deserve to be taken care of. This really pisses me off.

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  139. americanhero.bsky.social profile picture

    AmericanHero @americanhero.bsky.social

    Cruelty is the point. GOP are fascists. Even as a more centered Republican, you can NOT vote for this crap anymore. The end game is slavery and death.

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  141. xona230.bsky.social profile picture

    Xona @xona230.bsky.social

    Ready to give your life for your country. A country run by a racist, narcissistic, corrupt, charity stealing , economic rigging, lying, pedo, felon, sexual predator, draft dodger Cheeto dictator wannabe ass h. Thai is the highest degree of insult to those that fight to keep us safe. DRAFT DODGER.

    ALT: donald trump speaking into a microphone and saying " i reject your reality "
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  142. texashound.bsky.social profile picture

    @texashound.bsky.social

    Now the government will waste lots of money on a court battle that it can't and shouldn't win because some idiots are intimidated by transgender humans. Trump, Hegseth and their ilk are sad little men who should be isolated on a remote island somewhere where they can't bother anyone.

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  145. wefingtoldyouso.bsky.social profile picture

    We F’ing Told You So 🏳️‍🌈 @wefingtoldyouso.bsky.social

    Proving yet again that they are, objectively, grossly horrible people, meaning they lack the things that are universally agreed to be qualities that make people good: compassion, empathy, thoughtfulness, morality... etc.

    They have none of that, meaning they are objectively horrible people.

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  147. wildinggreen.bsky.social profile picture

    @wildinggreen.bsky.social

    This is so wrong. This admin’s unchecked hatred and disregard for fellow citizens and the country is heartbreaking.

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  148. lizr2301.bsky.social profile picture

    Liz R @lizr2301.bsky.social

    Utterly shameful, cruel, unforgivable disrespect to all who ever served in the US military to protect the democratic ideals of our Constitution.

    It's August but call your congressional representative anyway. Their staffers are still at work.

    202-224-3121

    #betrayal

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  150. jasonsealsthedeal.bsky.social profile picture

    Jason @jasonsealsthedeal.bsky.social

    Shameful. As former enlisted USAF I am so disappointed to see this outright discrimination... especially when these men and women have served honorably. Also... FU( K Hegseth and the regime.

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  163. sourrita.bsky.social profile picture

    Sour Rita @sourrita.bsky.social

    Our national security depends on trust between the military and the VOLUNTEERS who serve. That trust is earned through promises kept. Preserve and protect those promises at all cost. Lest we forever damage our ability to dominate on the battlefield. Hegseth is harming our military and our nation!

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  168. jfdavidson.bsky.social profile picture

    James Davidson @jfdavidson.bsky.social

    How many people could this possibly be? less than 20% of people in the military stay in that long. just cruelty on a national level against what might be a handful of people.

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  172. carrigalpin.bsky.social profile picture

    Carri Galpin @carrigalpin.bsky.social

    How is this constitutional? Am I so ignorant and nieve? If this level of regulated bigotry is STILL protected and possible, the whole fucking document needs to be rewritten in order to end and crush these fascist hopes and dreams….

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  173. pbwisco.smokefleet.net profile picture

    PB_Wisco @pbwisco.smokefleet.net

    This is a horrible policy decision. Why are these people in power so frightened by the concept of gender. If they did their jobs as service members, they deserve their benefits.

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  175. zimiachinoam.bsky.social profile picture

    @zimiachinoam.bsky.social

    Talk about betrayal and breach of contract! Not to mention not the best way to motivate others to recruit when there is lack of trust.

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  178. dennis-moore.org profile picture

    Dennis Moore @dennis-moore.org

    The credibility of our armed forces has been cast in doubt and applicants will not pursue serving our country.

    ALT: a man in a military uniform holds a bible
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  179. ellagance.bsky.social profile picture

    Ella G 💙 @ellagance.bsky.social

    I hope there are public consequences for these crimes against humanity. History will not and should not be kind to this regime, and I suspect hell awaits, too.

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  181. sjbsmama.bsky.social profile picture

    Karissa Barrows @sjbsmama.bsky.social

    Fuck that shit. FUCK that shit. Absolutely cruel and unnecessary for people who have served for HALF their ENTIRE LIVES. People, rise up and start blowing up phone lines, fax lines, email inboxes, and hit the streets to make it clear this will not stand.

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