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James Mattis just got married in the most Marine way possible
Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis has finally gotten married after decades of putting his devotion to the Marine Corps and the rest of the U.S. military above his personal being. And he did it in the most Marine way possible:
Mattis, who served as defense secretary from January until December , wed physicist Christina Lomasney on Saturday, Garrett Ross of Politico first revealed. The couple were reportedly married by a priest and then they had a second ceremony at Las Vegas’ Small Church of the West that emotionally attached an Elvis impersonator in which Retired Navy Vice Adm. Robert Harward was the best guy. Politico posted pictures of both events.
“Not surprising for a Marine, the couple met in a bar,” Politico reported. &#;The reception for friends and family was at The Palazzo at Rosina.”
Mattis has long eschewed matrimony so he could be completely focused on the profession of combat arms. He was once engaged to a woman who asked him to leave the Marine Corps for her, Dexter Filkins wrote for the Novel Yorker in Mattis ini
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Mattis, in August of , said that President Obama was trying to foist “social change” on the military with what Mattis views as the President&#;s campaign to accept gay and transgender troops who serve openly in the military.
He has repeatedly said that efforts to be inclusive of LGBT soldiers has weakened the military.
In a book published in August , Warriors & Citizens: American Views of Our Military, Mattis and his co-author Kori N. Schake, wrote about a “progressive agenda” that seeks to impose “social change” on the military. “We dread that an uninformed general is permitting political leaders to impose an accretion of social conventions that are diminishing the combat power of our military,” Mattis and Schake wrote.
Mattis argues that the long for of some soldiers (57 percent he claims) to oppose to the presence of LGBT soldiers, even if it brings discredit on the military, is an
At his confirmation hearing on Thursday, Retired General James Mattis&#;—&#;President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of defense&#;—&#;refused to say whether he believes women and LGBT people should be able to serve in the military.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) noted during questioning that Mattis had previously said allowing women and men to serve together was like mixing “Eros,” and asked whether he still believes that. Mattis responded that he did not prepare to make any changes unless someone brings a problem to his attention.
“I’m looking for military readiness,” he said, adding that he has “no plan to oppose women.”
Noting additional comments he had made about gay and lesbians in the military, Gillibrand then asked, “ Do you believe that openly serving homosexuals, along with women in combat units, is undermining our force?”
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Again, Mattis declined to answer the question, responding that “we own to stay focused on the military that is so lethal that, on the battlefield
James Mattis, a retired Marine Corps general nominated for defense secretary, said at a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday that he has no plans to contrary rules allowing LGBT people to serve openly in the military.
"I have never cared much about two consenting adults and who they go to bed with," he said.
The comments came under questioning from New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who noted that Mattis had raised questions in the past about whether gays serving openly and women taking in combat roles may undermine the potency of US forces.
"My belief is that we have to stand focused on a military that is so lethal that on the battlefield, it will be the enemy's longest day and worst day when they run into that force," he began.
Yet Mattis indicated he was open to changing the rules if his advisers cite evidence of problems. "I consider that right now, the policies that are in effect — unless the service chief brings something to me where there has been a challenge that has been proven — then I'm not going in with the idea that I am going to review these and right away, launch rol