A day after interviewing Republican representative Dan Crenshaw, Kaitlan Collins invited another guest on “The Source” to discuss Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning transgender troops from serving openly in the military.
“I have been at the pinnacle of naval aviation. I’m proof standing here that we’re qualified to serve,” Navy Commander Emily Shilling told Collins. Over her 19-and-a-half years of service, Shilling has completed two tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan as a pilot and has seen 60 combat missions. She is also the president of SPARTA, an advocacy group for transgender troops.
Shilling was one of the first naval aviators to regain her flight clearance post-transition.