(07-31-2017, 11:17 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: JackCity, you have absolutely no clue how the United States military works nor the mindset of the majority of the people in it. This is not your fault and I'm not bashing you for it, it's just a fact. That being said, don't speak of things you don't understand as if they are fact. Most of us here who are speaking against this, no matter our personal feelings or beliefs on the transgender subject have served and are telling you- it's not a good idea.

Yes, there are trans people serving now, but the military doesn't cater to their wanting to use bathrooms and sleep in the same barracks as the gender they identify with. They would have to be specially accommodated if it were to ever happen because the majority of the military wouldn't put up with it. I know you and others here don't believe that, but I'm telling you- and others here are telling you- it's not going to fly. Not for a long time.

Some here have pointed out there are now women who hold combat jobs as if that's a litmus test of success. Just because it's happening doesn't mean there aren't serious issues. There are men who don't accept or trust them at all and never will but those same men will accept women in combat before they accept trans people in their barracks and bathrooms.

All fair points , I know next to nothing about it and probably am heavily slanted it based on my view.  

I guess my point boils down to that I don't think they should be banned for being different if they can do the job to the standard needed. As for the accommodation part  there wouldn't really be any lee way with what they identify as would there be. So even if a guy has long blonde hair and wears thongs , he'd still have to be in the mens barracks, I could see how that would be uncomfortable. 

So with the current transgenders in the military would you have them removed?

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