Transgender Space Force Colonel: ‘I Go to Work Every Day, I Lace Up My Boots, I Put on My Uniform and Leverage My 22 Years of Service’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Barracuda A ░░░░░░░░ directive Issued Thursday shows ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon will Immediately take ░░░░░░░░ to Remove as many ░░░░░░░░ 1000 Out transgender service ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon officials previously suggested ░░░░░░░░ total number of transgender ░░░░░░░░ is much higher More ░░░░░░░░ 4000 Now this comes ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court s ░░░░░░░░ to allow President Trump ░░░░░░░░ ban on transgender people ░░░░░░░░ in the military to ░░░░░░░░ forward Among those affected ░░░░░░░░ the ban is navy ░░░░░░░░ emily shilling who sued ░░░░░░░░ block the ban from ░░░░░░░░ effect She said in ░░░░░░░░ statement on Instagram Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ are not a theory ░░░░░░░░ are not a policy ░░░░░░░░ We are real people ░░░░░░░░ real jobs in defense ░░░░░░░░ a nation We still ░░░░░░░░ in even when It ░░░░░░░░ To believe in us ░░░░░░░░ affected service member is ░░░░░░░░ force colonel Bree Fram ░░░░░░░░ told The New York ░░░░░░░░ in March that she ░░░░░░░░ continue serving quote until ░░░░░░░░ Am Dragged away Colonel ░░░░░░░░ joins us now She ░░░░░░░░ here in her personal ░░░░░░░░ Colonel fram thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for coming to ░░░░░░░░ weekend It s a ░░░░░░░░ to Join you this ░░░░░░░░ So the number one ░░░░░░░░ at the outset Are ░░░░░░░░ Still in the military ░░░░░░░░ am I go to ░░░░░░░░ every day I lace ░░░░░░░░ my boots I put ░░░░░░░░ my uniform and leverage ░░░░░░░░ 22 years of service ░░░░░░░░ help define and develop ░░░░░░░░ space Force s next ░░░░░░░░ capabilities That we re ░░░░░░░░ to need to fight ░░░░░░░░ win far into the ░░░░░░░░ Colonel You have Been ░░░░░░░░ the military for two ░░░░░░░░ In those two decades ░░░░░░░░ to be clear have ░░░░░░░░ ever gotten any special ░░░░░░░░ because You re trans ░░░░░░░░ can look at My ░░░░░░░░ Reports and every year ░░░░░░░░ s a block check ░░░░░░░░ Says meets standards And ░░░░░░░░ can do the same ░░░░░░░░ Just about any transgender ░░░░░░░░ member And you will ░░░░░░░░ that meet standards or ░░░░░░░░ standards And so There ░░░░░░░░ Same as everyone else ░░░░░░░░ is A standard We ░░░░░░░░ have to meet Exactly ░░░░░░░░ there are gates along the