Constitutional Damage (37.8): High civil_rights impact (5) - direct discrimination against protected class with immediate material harm (loss of employment/career path, denial of medical care). Rule_of_law (4) reflects violation of established equal protection principles and judicial precedents. Separation (3) for executive override of prior judicial settlements and DOD policy without legislative process. Capture (2) for ideological override of military readiness assessments. Policy mechanism modifier 1.3 applies (formal executive order with enforcement). Federal scope 1.2 modifier. Severity: durability 1.1 (requires future admin reversal), reversibility 0.9 (immediate harm to current service members), precedent 1.2 (establishes discrimination framework). Distraction/Hype (26.4): Layer 1 (12.1/22): High outrage_bait (8) - identity politics flashpoint, meme_ability (4) moderate, novelty (3) - recurring Trump-era issue, media_friendliness (7) - clear narrative with human impact. Layer 2 (14.3/23): Strong pattern_match (8) to culture war playbook, narrative_pivot (7) from other issues, mismatch (6) between military readiness claims vs discrimination reality, timing (5) early admin signaling. Intentionality 11/15 (0.55 weight): Clear culture war targeting, base mobilization, executive signaling, wedge issue. Delta: +11.4. Both scores exceed 25 with delta <10 = Mixed classification. Real constitutional harm to specific population, but also strategic culture war deployment.