Also talked about the need for people to feel safe. Not sure how that works out in a battle.
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Space Force Lt. Colonel Bree Fram, 43, claimed that “inclusion is a national security imperative.” Fram is trans and uses the platform of Lt. Colonel in the Space Force to broadcast the message of trans inclusivity.
Fram gave these remarks in October when Fram was featured at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in October. (See video below)
“We fight today,” Fram continued, “and we are going to fight in the future using brain power. And if that brain, who’s going to revolutionize the way we fight in space, we fight in cyber just happens to be in a trans body, you should want them all serving alongside me.”
The Most Powerful Women Summit was hosted on October 12, just one day after National Coming Out Day in the US, a made-up holiday to celebrate people coming out as not straight. The range of gender identities go from lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans to a host of other identities like non-binary and gender queer. Queer itself is a political identity and not particularly about gender or sexual preference.
Fram was introduced with a reference to “the power of Coming Out.”
“It’s a day that is undoubtedly meaningful to our next guest,” she said. “Lieutenant Colonel Bree Fram Colonel is the highest ranking out active duty transgender officer in the US Department of Defense.
“She’s an astronautical engineer in the United States Space Force and currently works at the Pentagon development space acquisition policy. Bree also co-leads the Department of the Air Force LGBTQ+ initiatives team which eliminates barriers to LGBTQ+ service,” went Fram’s intro.
Fram was brought in “to talk about trans rights under attack across society, and the importance of inclusion in the military, the business world and beyond.”
Fram spoke about Fram’s work in Space Force, saying that it has been “fueling my other passion of building a culture because we have this opportunity to develop a 21st century military culture.” Fram said this was a “once in multiple generations” opportunity.
Space Force was the first new military force in decades when it was launched by Donald Trump during his presidency.
Fram highlighted the Guardian Spirits document which guides Space Force, saying it is what the military agency believes in. “It has words you wouldn’t expect to see in a military leadership document,” Fram said.
“It talks about embracing diversity and engaging inclusively. It talks about the value of openness, authenticity, and vulnerability. I mean vulnerability? In a military leadership document? That’s wild to think of. Because vulnerability, the ability to show ourselves that we’re human is that opening to connection, and embracing that connection with our teams makes us all better,” Fram said.
“To that point and to that spirit,” the interviewer asked Fram about how own coming out day, and the courage it took for him to announce to the world that he was actually a woman trapped in a man’s body. This came during Fram’s previous tenure with the Air Force. Fram said being trans in the Air Force wasn’t allowed, until finally it was in 2016 after Barack Obama’s Secretary of Defense said it was totally fine to be trans and serve. . . . . (read more on Post Millennial)
Incredibly, checking the Space Force Guardian handbook, under chapter 3 “Connection”, paragraph “Team Member” it actually does say “vulnerability” and reads like something out of a kindergarten class rather than a war fighter organization:
3.3.1. I will engage everyone with respect, honesty, and authenticity. Every human deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Team members will leverage openness, vulnerability, and authenticity to build meaningful relationships. Guardians will never be fake and will always endeavor to empathize with their teammates. Team members will remember that everyone’s life matters, including their own, extends beyond service. Our loved ones and work-life harmony matter.
Remember THAT in the heat of a battle with the Chinese or Iranians.
Guess when they kicked out Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier for warning of the Marxist infiltration in the military, they didn’t follow these other statements:
3.4. Team Leader Statements
3.4.1. I will maintain an environment where you can engage and express thoughts without fear. . . . .
3.3.2. I will encourage my teammates to share their thoughts and talents. Many people are hesitant to voice their thoughts. Therefore, Guardians must actively encourage others to contribute to the team and value others’ contributions in an open exchange of ideas.
Except when it doesn’t go along with the official narrative.
Here’s what Matthew followed:
5.3.1. I will be steadfast and stand up for what is right.
“What person of talent and skill is likely to pursue a career with any organization whose leadership is so eager and willing to embrace absurdity? What person of talent wants to work for an organization where you have to navigate this minefield of distorted reality knowing that one wrong step can lay waste to a career and person’s personal and professional reputation. Talented people will go where their abilities can flourish while those who spend their days seeking to be affirmed by others for their distorted grasp of reality will do what they do best… they’ll get promoted up the ranks.”
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