Yesterday, the Supreme Court did what common sense, military history, and national security all demand: it reaffirmed that military service is not, and never has been, a social experiment. The highest court in the land let stand a ban on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military—a policy reinstated under President Trump’s second term and crafted to restore military readiness and cohesion.
Cue the leftist meltdown.
Social media lit up with cries of injustice, discrimination, and bigotry. But here’s the truth: military service is not a right. It is a calling—and one that comes with strict prerequisites, standards, and sacrifices. There’s a reason the military disqualifies people for flat feet, ADHD, or even recent dental surgery. Because the battlefield doesn’t care about your feelings, pronouns, or TikTok-verified identity. It cares about whether the person next to you can carry 70 pounds of gear, fire accurately under stress, and follow orders in the most brutal environments on earth.
Let’s not forget what the purpose of the military is. It’s not a jobs program, a pride parade, or a diversity seminar. It’s a war-fighting machine. Its job is to break the enemy, kill the bad guys, and win. That’s it. And anything—anything—that gets in the way of that mission is a liability.
And liabilities get people killed.
During the Obama and Biden years, the military’s priorities drifted away from lethality and toward sensitivity training. We had drag shows on bases, lectures on "white rage," and recruitment ads featuring cartoon lesbians and therapy dogs. Meanwhile, China was building hypersonic missiles and Russia was invading Ukraine. The left wants soldiers who are “authentic,” but authenticity doesn’t win firefights—discipline, strength, and clarity of mission do.
The Supreme Court’s ruling puts us back on track. It recognizes the reality that those experiencing gender dysphoria—a psychological condition that often comes with depression, anxiety, and a dramatically elevated risk of suicide—are not fit for the stress and demands of military life. Not because they’re evil or unworthy. But because those conditions matter in a unit that might be deployed to a forward operating base in Syria, where mental fragility can cost lives.
And for those in denial about the mental instability tied to gender confusion, allow me to submit just two recent examples. In one clip that has circulated widely, a so-called “trans activist” shrieks uncontrollably on the floor of a grocery store—face painted, rage boiling—because someone asked them to leave.
In another, a transgender person parades into a public setting in nothing but a leotard and demonic face paint, sexually gyrating in front of minors while grunting like an animal.
If this is what "normal" looks like to you, then God help your definition of sanity.
Now imagine putting one of these folks in charge of a squad of 19-year-olds with live ammo in a live war zone. Or behind the controls of a tank. Or responsible for interpreting intelligence in a high-stakes operation. You don’t send unstable people into high-stakes warfighting environments. That’s how missions fail and people die.
It’s not just about mental health, though. It’s about cohesion. A unit that doesn’t trust each other, doesn’t train the same way, and doesn’t speak the same language of readiness can’t function. A soldier who insists on being called “Ze” while requiring hormone therapy and gender-transition support services is not going to strengthen a battalion. They’re going to divide it, distract it, and potentially endanger it.
Let me be clear: the military is not a place to affirm your personal truth. It’s where you lay aside your personal identity for the sake of the unit. It’s where uniformity is more important than uniqueness. You don’t get to self-identify in a foxhole. You either function, or you don’t. You’re either mission-ready, or you’re not.
And don’t give me the tired canard about transgender people serving bravely in history. Yes, there are exceptions to everything. But policy is made based on norms, not exceptions. The armed forces aren’t structured around your feelings. They are structured around what wins wars.
Civilian life—and certainly life on a college campus—is not the same as life in uniform. One world tells you that you’re the center of the universe. The other requires you to put yourself dead last. One world encourages you to protest and pout. The other demands you obey and execute. In civilian life, you’re coddled for your trauma. In military life, trauma is part of the job—and you’d better be ready to handle it.
This is why we can never blur the lines between the two. Because once we do, the very people we depend on to defend our freedom will be too confused, divided, and fragile to do it. And that puts all of us in danger.
So yes, the Supreme Court got it right. The military isn’t for everyone. Nor should it be. Because it’s not about you. It’s about mission success. And if your identity, mental state, or lifestyle compromises that mission, then you don’t belong in uniform.
Period.
Thank God the adults are finally back in charge.
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