Occasionally, my wife would come to me with a problem. She didn’t like it so much when I would answer, “That’s a problem. I already have more than enough problems. What I need is solutions.”

Invariably, it is the way with most leaders, regardless military or civilian. I did get a kick out of a line in a TV show given to an actor portraying a US president. It was something to the affect, The problems I see are all very difficult. All the easier ones are resolved before they reach my desk.

I should have thought of it on my own but I didn’t. The concept is so simple. Yet I’d guess few of us think about it. We have no reason to.

Well, here’s another thought. I doubt you will find a leader complaining of too many solutions. Generally, if you will, the problem is too many problems. Moreover, they frequently come in bunches.

You just get confronted with one when you learn of two more. Worse, no one has brought any solutions.

So, consider you are a captain in the Marines. You have command of a rifle company, which is under heavy fire. You are in the midst of three critical decisions that must be made quickly. Then, you are confronted with another high priority problem. Someone refuses to use the proper pronoun for another member of the company.

I do admit that it is a little far fetched example. However, the way things are going, it is getting more probable by the month.

My point is, commanding officers already have an abundance of problems. Let’s not hand them even more. Trump has it right by not permitting the multi gender culture to creep into our military.

The most important thing is to keep the most important thing, the most important thing. In the Marines, that’s winning wars very quickly and with minimal casualties. Pronouns don’t even register on that importance indicator. Not even a little.