WASHINGTON—In a move that significantly restricts the eligibility of thousands of American troops to fight for their country on the front lines, senior U.S. military officials announced Wednesday that all men with girl names would now be forbidden from serving in combat roles. The ban, which goes into effect immediately, prohibits male personnel with clearly […]

Some exceptions will reportedly be made on the basis of spelling, with men named Nicky, for example, being eligible for combat deployment so long as their name ends with a y instead of an i. A military spokesperson told reporters tabs will be kept on once-masculine names that are starting to become girly, the way Charlie and Riley seem to have lately.

  • Cyrus Draegur@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    3 days ago

    Lindsay Graham retroactive draft dodging “oh me? I would not have been allowed to serve”

    • can@sh.itjust.worksOPM
      8·
      3 days ago

      While congressional Republicans appear to have fallen in line behind the Trump administration’s support for the ban, one GOP lawmaker was willing to speak on the record against it.

      “This is the most egregiously unfair, bigoted, and discriminatory policy I have ever encountered,” said the senator and Air Force veteran Lindsey Graham. “I won’t stand for it.”

      • Cyrus Draegur@lemm.eeEnglish
        9·
        3 days ago

        I appreciate the onion’s intended humor here but I’m almost positive the real Lindsay Graham would throw himself under the bus for his fuhrer. So it’s one of those bizarre but, unfortunately, increasingly common occurrence where reality is more outrageous than parody ._.