I don't understand — why don't they just all self-identify as white, male, cisgenders?

The Army relaxes its physical fitness standards so that girls can play soldier, too.

[I]t no longer is meant to prepare soldiers for combat but instead built as a general fitness assessment.

There’s a sense to that — ours is a progressively more recreational fighting force; recreational and, of course, global warming warriors.

And this being the world we live in, all of our military is converting to the softer, gentler, diversity-worshipping way of doing things.

From Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby:

“Obviously, we take the need to promote diversity and inclusion seriously here in the department. The secretary has spoken to that many times.”

In the words of Air Force Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services Gwendolyn DeFillippi:

“With the addition of [the Indigenous Nations Equality Team, or INET, and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Initiative Team, otherwise known as LIT], we will have a better understanding of barriers to service which allows us to enhance our diversity and inclusion. Our Airmen and Guardians are the pulse of our Department’s culture and the diverse backgrounds. Inputs from these volunteer groups is vital.”

Courtesy of Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning:

“Striving to engender greater diversity in our force is too important to the Army’s effectiveness to avoid continuous self-examination. … Engendering greater diversity and inclusivity is not social experimentation; it is in fact a dynamic that has often been at the center of the Army’s success.”