Army Celebrates Trans Soldier, Claims ‘Coming Out’ and ‘Living as One’s True Self’ Saves Lives — Meanwhile, Military Recruiting Crisis Continues
In the final days of Pride Month, the United States Army highlighted the story of a “transgender female” officer whose life was allegedly saved after “coming out.” Meanwhile, the military is battling the worst recruiting crisis since the beginning of the all-volunteer service in 1973.
The Army featured an article titled “Living Authentically Saves Soldier’s Life,” which featured the “coming out” story of Major Rachel Jones, an Army Sustainment Command Cyber Division chief.
According to the article, Jones “lived every day deeply depressed and suicidal” before publicly coming out as a transgender woman. . .
Stephanie Allers, a program specialist and suicide prevention liaison for the Army, claimed that depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicidal ideation risks are twice as high for veterans and active-duty soldiers who identify as LGBT+ but “have concealed their true selves,” the Army’s article stated.
“One reason for this is the chronic, toxic stress experienced by those who need or opt to hide their true self and those who have experienced loss of support or interpersonal and professional relationships because of their identity or sexual orientation,” Allers said. (Read more from “Army Celebrates Trans Soldier, Claims ‘Coming Out’ and ‘Living as One’s True Self’ Saves Lives — Meanwhile, Military Recruiting Crisis Continues” HERE)
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