1. Trans troops are now being separated from their jobs, and we have learned what discharge code they are being given:
"JDK," a code that was used to remove communists and gay people, and can be seen as a "black mark" on their service.
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Trans Troops Given A Black Mar...
Trans Troops Given A Black Mark Discharge Code Under Military Ban
“This is the kind of code that they gave to homosexuals and communists in the '50s.”
2. While some were eligible for “separation pay” if they left “voluntarily,” this doesn’t apply across the board. And the kicker is that trans service members under the Trump Administration are being branded with a scarlet letter, or three: “JDK.”
3. It stands for “Juliet Delta Kilo,” a discharge code labelling someone a liability to national security. The designation shows up on job applications and government forms; it impacts a person’s ability to get jobs with a security clearance or even immigrate.
Transgender Troops Face Tough ...
Transgender Troops Face Tough Choice As Deadline Looms
Active-duty transgender troops have until June 6 to self-identify and begin the voluntary separation process, or be involuntarily kicked out.
4. “This is the kind of code that they gave to homosexuals and communists in the '50s,” Alex said. “This is what you would give to people who have mishandled classified material or have made statements that make the government say, ‘We cannot trust this person to be anywhere near anything of value.”
5. More recently, it’s been applied to queer people under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, as per CBS.
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Army document outlines plans for expelling transgender troops from military
Army guidelines instruct commanders and soldiers on interacting with and identifying service members with gender dysphoria as they leave the military.
6. “When you say that [trans] people are not worthy of being in the military, even if they can do the job, that makes them ‘less’ in the eyes of the law,” Alex said. “And when we are ‘less’ in the eyes of the law, they can do anything they want to us.”
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