Yes, I'm worried about ramifications on spouse, family and military fighting strength infrastructure of rapid, mandated change on an unforeseen scale. I do not hate trans folk, or gays, or women, or men, or minorities, or non-minorities. |
The military isn't the problem here. The military seems to be just fine with transgender people. It's Trump and the far right idiots he's pandering to who have and are the problem. |
DP here: I read your initial post and I was left chuckling and saying "WTF?" If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck... The irony here is that you actually do THINK you don't hate gays, trans, etc. But having to interact with them on a daily basis? Yucky. |
I've kissed a girl and I liked it. I have zero hate. |
But yet trans people shouldn't be allowed to serve because you're paranoid that your husband might fall in love with one on the battlefield....? You do realize how crazy and paranoid you sound, right? God help us if you're an accurate representative of the average military family. |
What's funny to me is that you don't understand we are at war on many fronts, with soldiers dying. I am waiting for spouse's welcome home parade--but can't even count from which front, war or effort. Not that the American public is very cognizant of many of them. Meanwhile, this is the debate. I'm proud the military was at the vanguard of racial integration and now of gender, but it should not come at the cost of war-fighting which is its charge. Trans, which is the smallest of the smallest percentages of those serving, will happen with time, but President Obama did not mediate it well. This is the consequence. |
Can you please clarify WHO decided to make it a point of debate today? Thanks! Ps - like a lost puppy, you're barking up the wrong tree. |
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Your over interpretation of what I stated was interesting. I am not anti trans and I would like the military to focus on M-F integration in combat (as mandated by Obama) for now. Am I worried about my spouse? Sure, if that makes you happy. Plenty of generals have cheated, so why not my spouse. More concerned about the fact that the 18-19 year olds serving are being asked to behave as if they are not in college dorms- where as I recall we all f'd each other in a free love fest-but do ask them to live as if they are, while fighting wars. Are you aware that there are not his/her dorms, showers, toilets in the combat field? As uncomfortable as my daughter may be bathing in front of a man, my son might be uncomfortable bathing in front of your daughter, not to mention trans. Why not let the military sort this one out, before diving into trans politics? I love the show Transparent, but I love it because it doesn't present gender as a facile, easy path. |
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WTF are you talking about? A lot of war fighters do live in DC. You obviously aren't one of them. |
Oh Lort. |
Oh Lort what? |
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I'm a Veteran and I think this was a reasonable policy change.
Transgender persons, in my observations (admittedly only a few, in the last couple years before I separated from service) have a negative effect on small unit cohesion and moral, especially with younger enlisted personnel. I have no issue with transgendered persons, I just don't think they belong in the military, because they have detrimental effect on other members who serve with them. I've seen this firsthand, and no amount of study-citing or name calling will convince me otherwise. Unless you've served, frankly, your opinion isn't even valid. |
| I hope the government will focus more on things that truly matter not on shallow things that irritates equality. |