The Coast Guard plans to implement a policy change effective Dec. 15 that removes the swastika from its list of designated hate symbols, reclassifying it instead as “potentially divisive.”
The directive arrives amid broader military culture reforms under the Trump administration and has aroused concern from service members and lawmakers.
Documents reviewed by The Washington Post show the Coast Guard will stop labeling swastikas as symbols that automatically trigger a “hate incident” designation and instead designate them as “potentially divisive.”
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