The censored items included materials about slavery, Native American history, women’s history, LGBTQ history, and preventing sexual harassment and abuse.
The Army is extolling its “leaders first” initiative as the reason gender integration is succeeding, but the policy acts as a barrier to women who want to enter combat arms.
When then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced in 2013 that the Defense Department would open all military occupational specialties to women, he gave the services three years to come up with a plan.
The Senate Armed Services Chairman and numerous Democrats said the White House decision to dismiss transgender troops from the ranks could harm military readiness.