In January, I covered the story of Maj. Andrew Calvert.
The U.S. Army chaplain recently perused a military newspaper’s Facebook page, whereupon he asked a question:
“How is rejecting reality (biology) not evidence that a person is mentally unfit (ill), and thus making that person unqualified to serve?”
He drew a connection to a different kind of denial:
“There is little difference in this than over those who believe and argue for a ‘flat earth’ despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary.”
And he spoke of mental health:
“The motivation is different, but the argument is the same. This person is a MedBoard for Mental Wellness waiting to happen. What a waste of military resources and funding!”
Potentially.
As noted by The Daily Wire, a religious cleric serving in the United States Army is getting probed for something he recently posted to Facebook.
According to NBC News, Maj. Andrew Calvert went onto a military newspaper’s social media page to ask a question.
His query:
“How is rejecting reality (biology) not evidence that a person is mentally unfit (ill), and thus making that person unqualified to serve?”
The 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade member wasn’t done.
He drew a parallel to a certain group of global deniers:
“There is little difference [in] this than over those who believe and argue for a ‘flat earth’ despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary.”
Texas Army chaplain under investigation over Facebook post calling transgender soldiers ‘mentally unfit’ Muri Assunção
Army officials are investigating a Texas Army chaplain who wrote on Facebook that transgender soldiers were “mentally unfit” to serve.
Maj. Andrew Calvert, a chaplain with the 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade at Fort Hood, wrote disparaging comments about transgender troops on the Army Times’s Facebook page on Monday.
“How is rejecting reality (biology) not evidence that a person is mentally unfit (ill), and thus making that person unqualified to serve? There is little difference in this than over those who believe and argue for a ‘flat earth,’ despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary,” Calvert, 41, wrote.