“All these Shelleys and Dakotas are a liability. Imagine you’re in a heavy firefight, and your commander tells you to lay down cover fire for Casey. Your brain takes an extra moment to realize Casey is a man even though that’s a lady’s name, and in that [s]plit second of hesitation, your entire squad is overrun by the enemy.”
https://theonion.com/u-s-military-bans-men-with-girl-names-from-combat/
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