A gay war veteran decorated by gay has strongly defended the controversial decision of President Donald Trump to prohibit transgender individuals in the US army.
In a fiery statement that does not bump, Rob Smith, who describes himself as a vocal advocate for military readiness and an avid patriot, has a devastating criticism of the impact that Transgender service members have on the armed forces.
'Trump has just signed an executive order that forbade all transgender [people] In the army. Let me tell you what this means, “Smith started in a video of almost four minutes posted on X.
'First of all, there are more than 15,000 transgender people who now' serve 'in the army of the United States. All these people are non-deployable. '
Smith, who was a distinction in Iraq, painted a grim picture of the operational challenges of the army under the weight of what he calls 'politically motivated social experiments'.
According to Smith, transgender service members are unable to meet the most basic requirement of military services: employability.
“If you are a transgender-geidified person who now 'serves' in the army of the United States, you cannot be deployed,” Smith continued.
'These people cannot be used to combat theaters when the US is involved in any kind of conflict abroad. What this means is that you have many people who absorb funds who are sitting somewhere in an office, maybe they do clerk, but they are non-fighting. '
A decorated war veteran in Iraq, Rob Smith, has expressed himself to defend the controversial decision of President Donald Trump to prohibit transgender individuals to serve in the US Army
New Minister of Defense, Pete Hegseeth, has stated that his mission is to restore a 'deadly' force
For an army led by Minister of Defense Pete Hegseeth, whose mission it is to restore a 'deadly' force, this issue touches in the heart of operational readiness.
“This is not good for Hegseeth's mission of a deadly army,” said Smith.
Smith did not stop at the willingness of combat. He emphasized what he described as the financial burden that transgender service members post on the American taxpayer.
“The vast majority of transgender people, when they separate themselves from the US Army, do this by separating medically,” he explained.
“This means that taxpayers are on the hook for $ 200,000 to $ 300,000 a year 'transgender healthcare', which is also covered by the VA.”
Smith assumed that this includes the costs of gender -confirming operations, hormone therapies and continuous medical treatments.
“Every transgender person who separates himself from the army from the army is covered under the VA for the hormones or the testosterone or whatever that is that transgender person,” he said. “This costs American taxpayers for six digits per person.”
In perhaps his most controversial claim, Smith pointed to the challenges of mental health care associated with gender dysphoria, which he described as a 'documented psychological disorder'.
Smith's first -hand experiences with transgender individuals during his time in liberal activism made him deeply skeptical about their ability to thrive in the environment with high deployment of the armed forces
President Trump's executive orders, part of a broader effort to eliminate diversity, fairness and inclusion programs in the federal government, indicate a dramatic shift in military policy
Gender dysphoria is in fact not considered a mental illness in the traditional sense, but it is a recognized condition in medical and psychological areas.
Anyway, Smith argued that the situation further undermines the stability and coherence of military units.
“We have these people who are not only non-efforts, they also cost the American taxpayer $ 100,000-plus per year for healthcare, and they also have a documented mental health status,” Smith said.
“The thought of sharing a military unity with someone who was a” transgender woman “who is mentally unstable, gives me a lot of break.”
Smith's first -hand experiences with transgender individuals during his time in liberal activism made him deeply skeptical about their ability to thrive in the environment with high deployment of the armed forces.
'Personally, if you know something about my history, I am a gay soldier. I'm a veteran, “said Smith.
'I actually protested to terminate the' Don't Ask, Don't Tell 'law that forbade gay and lesbian soldiers to openly serve. But I was involved in Liberal Activism in the day with more than one trans-geidified soldier. And what I will tell you is that this is one of the most mentally unstable people I have ever treated in my entire life. '
Trump had tried to ban transgender troops during his first term, but it was entangled in the courts for years before he was destroyed by Biden shortly after he took office in 2021.
The executive orders of President Trump, part of a broader effort to eliminate programs for diversity, fairness and inclusion (dei) in the federal government, indicate a dramatic shift in military policy.
Smith's first -hand experiences with transgender individuals during his time in liberal activism made him deeply skeptical about their ability to thrive in the environment with high deployment of the armed forces
President Donald Trump orders the Pentagon to put an end to the military initiatives of Dei and to ban transgender troops that serve in the armed forces. Shown: Trump participates in the assessment of troops during his inauguration ceremonies in Capitool in the US on Monday 20 January 2025
The new guidelines not only prohibit transgender individuals to serve, but also vice versa that is possible for gender -confirming care and accommodations within the armed forces.
The Trump government has defended the move as a necessary step to prioritize 'resilience, strength and the ability to withstand extraordinary physical demands'.
Trump is planning to sign two executive orders this week that will eliminate dei from the armed forces and to prohibit transgender people, confirmed DailyMail.com.
He already signed an executive order on his first day at the office last week to return the Joe Biden 2021 guideline, allowing transgender people to the army.
A new order goes even further and sets standards with regard to pronoun and gender identity.
It will also prohibit directly transgender troops to serve in the US Army.
The move is part of a broader action against 'gender -madness' in the federal government, according to officials.
A fact sheet of the Pentagon emphasized that the extensive recovery times and medical needs of transgender servant members are contrary to the army requirements of the army.
A fact sheet about the incoming executive order that prohibits transgender troops, says that they threaten 'unit cohesion' and 'stability between service members' and hits the long recovery time for those who receive a transitional operation or start hormone replacement treatments
Pete Hegseeth spoke with reporters while on Monday January 27, 2025 he arrived in the Pentagon for his first day at work and the minister of Donald Trump
The factsheet also underlined the concern about 'unit cohesion' and 'stability between service members', which suggests that transgender individuals can form challenges in environments where trust and reliability are of the utmost importance.
The latest orders are guidelines for the Pentagon to take action, which means that Minister of Defense Pete Hegseeth must act to create a guideline for the branches to perform.
It is not clear when and whether the current trans -service members will be fired. It is also unclear how many troops would be influenced.
The Ministry of Defense has no exact figure about the number of transgender troops that serves because not every transgender person is in the same state of medical transition and not every transgender person identifies as such in military paperwork.
The Department has referred questions about how many transgender troops there are for the services; The services have said they have no way to follow.
As with the majority of Trump's policy, this decision has fueled an intense debate.
Proponents such as Smith claim that common sense recovers and gives priority to merit over social experiments. Critics, however, see it as a recovery of heavily fought progress for LGBTQ+ rights.
Smith remains unwavering in his attitude. “This is why Trump signed or is about to sign, the executive order that prohibits transgender people from the army,” he concluded. 'It's not a medical experiment. Taxpayers are not allowed to pay the bill. '
