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Army Officer Resigns In Protest of Trump Policy, Defies Order to Keep Silent [1]
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Date: 2025-06-30
From The NY Times opinion section
I enlisted in the United States Army in 2006 and have been an officer since 2013, serving in a variety of leadership positions. I am proud of my service and I care deeply about the Army. But this month I began the process of resigning in protest of President Trump’s executive order barring transgender people from the military. The president issued the order in January and the Supreme Court last month allowed the administration to start enforcing it. The order may be legally sound, but it is neither moral nor ethical. I believe that it is my duty as an officer to dissent when faced with such an order.
This is a guest editorial in The NY Times; about the author:
Anthony Guerrero is an active duty officer in the U.S. Army currently serving as an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. This essay was written in his personal capacity and does not represent the official views of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Army or the Department of Defense.
Guerrero has chosen to speak out despite orders not to do so:
…I have been speaking with my superior officers about my concerns since January. While they are allowing me to take the steps needed to resign, they have ordered me not to publish anything on this topic, arguing that doing so would be damaging to good order and discipline. Disobeying an order from a superior officer is punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by dismissal, loss of pay and confinement. But this issue is too important to me. I cannot remain quiet while the Army that I love ignores lessons that it should have learned long ago.
Guerrora is not only sacrificing his career, he’s facing possible penalties up to and including prison by speaking out on his reasons for resigning. Does anyone think this administration will not seek to make an example of him?
Guerrero explains why he feels compelled to resign in detail. READ THE WHOLE THING - AND SHARE IT. (This a full access gift link.)
He concludes with this:
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