Stupid. McChrystal and Flynn started that Bullshit.
Kristin Beck, the first openly transgender retired Navy SEAL, was the keynote speaker, and the event featured a panel of military officials at DIA who addressed current issues facing the LGBT community and addressed policies affecting the community in the DOD.
DIA Director Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s opening remarks stressed the importance of maximizing the potential of every employee at DIA.
“I want everybody to come in every day to be their best,” Flynn said. “I don’t want people to be worrying about who they are or that somebody might say something negative. We can’t live like that.”
https://www.dia.mil/News/Articles/Article-View/Article/566994/dia-celebrates-pride-month-be-proud-of-who-you-are/
“Gen. Stanley McChrystal has lent his distinguished voice to the military chorus stating that we cannot afford to undercut our readiness by denying patriotic Americans the freedom to serve simply because of who they are. There is simply no rationale whatsoever for a transgender ban, and asserting otherwise is nothing but politics and prejudice masquerading as military necessity.”
https://www.palmcenter.org/four-star-retired-general-says-let-transgender-troops-serve/