Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth savagely fired Janelle Marra, a she/her DEI Navy Commander and medical director for “transgender healthcare” at a naval middle in California.
“Navy Cmdr. Janelle Marra, a local of Massachusetts, started her Naval Service by the Well being Professions Scholarship program in 2004,” her bio read.
“She is presently serving because the Senior Medical Officer over the medical clinics on MCRD-SD, the Deputy Medical Director of Transgender Take care of the Navy and Director of Medical Companies for Expeditionary Medical Facility Bravo,” Marra’s bio mentioned.
Social media customers requested Hegseth to look into this DEI rent who was nonetheless serving at a naval middle a number of months into the Trump Administration.
Yikes
This she/her Navy Commander is seemingly a medical director for “transgender healthcare” at a Naval middle in California
Are you able to please look into this? @PeteHegseth @DODResponse https://t.co/5im1ocJzSC pic.twitter.com/eFy93JsMca
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 4, 2025
Hegseth on Thursday night introduced Marra had been fired.
“Pronouns UPDATED: She/Her/Fired,” Hegseth mentioned.
Pronouns UPDATED: She/Her/Fired https://t.co/j8nboQZO9Z
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) September 5, 2025
The day after Pete Hegseth was confirmed, he announced that the Division of Protection will not tolerate Variety, Fairness, and Inclusion underneath his management.
“The President’s steering (lawful orders) is obvious: No extra DEI on the Division of Protection. The Pentagon will comply, instantly. No exceptions, name-changes, or delays,” Hegseth mentioned again in January.
The President’s steering (lawful orders) is obvious: No extra DEI at @DeptofDefense.
The Pentagon will comply, instantly.
No exceptions, name-changes, or delays. pic.twitter.com/KwRtxYRIbG
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) January 26, 2025
“Going ahead, DoD Elements and Navy Departments is not going to use official assets, to incorporate man-hours, to host celebrations or occasions associated to cultural consciousness months, together with Nationwide African American/Black Historical past Month, Girls’s Historical past Month, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Nationwide Hispanic Heritage Month, Nationwide Incapacity Employment Consciousness Month, and Nationwide American Indian Heritage Month,” Hegseth mentioned in a separate announcement.