Quote:37 pages on the subject not enough for you? Exactly how long would you like to spend on the transgender issue?


I'll put it another way: what were you most excited about when you joined the navy? Showering with all those other naked dudes or your cramped sleeping arrangements?

 

It has nothing to do with the "transgender issue" and more to do with the stupid mandate that your favorite President put out recently, as well as how stores are inconveniencing normal people for a select minority of the population.  Meanwhile the economy is teetering on the brink of yet another recession, tensions are rising globally and the security threat is rising.  I originally posted this as a separate thread under the Political forum, but one of the mods thought that it was the same subject (Bruce Jenner posing on the cover of Sports Illustrated).
 
As far as your second comment, I was most excited about a new experience and seeing parts of the world that I had only read about while serving my country.
 
Contrary to your snide belief, the only time that I showered (as well as went to the bathroom) around other naked men was in boot camp.  Let me give you a little lesson as to why there are no stalls in the toilets and a large open shower in boot camp.  It's to teach the fact that all of us are the same regardless of race, color, etc  We all were/are men.  We all ate, showered, pooped, peed, etc. around each other just for that purpose.  It's to prepare recruits for the challenges that lie ahead, mainly that the man to your left or your right might end up having to save your behind one day or vice-versa.  On the ship, yes the sleeping arrangements were cramped, but we all still had our privacy.

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