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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Have you ever commanded a military unit of any type?

For right now, this makes perfect sense.  There are many issues to be resolved--for example: PT tests for starters.  Does a transgender man have to meet the requirements of a man or a woman?  Sexual harassment.  This is confusing to people.  And complicated.

Sure training can be provided.  Training for this costs money and time when we have many hotbeds of activity around the world.  And, yes, it appears that the military is attractive to people who wish to transgender because of the healthcare costs.  And, think about this, the surgery must surely require a lot of time off from work--as well as the expense.  Do we really want to deploy someone who is going through transition?

This is a military readiness issue.

This is not an easy topic.  It is complicated and expensive.

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This was said about black people.

This was said about women.

This was said about gay people.

It is not necessary to have commanded a unit to have seen this show before.
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Black people do not require highly specialized surgery or special dispensation on PT tests.

I agree that women are serving well--but, if you think that it does not come with additional medical and social issues, you are very naïve.  For example, a platoon leader who deployed to Iraq and had to return home (after all the training in preparation) because she was pregnant.  This is expensive and dangerous--as she was replaced by a platoon leader who had not been trained for this highly specialized and quite dangerous job.  Fortunately, her replacement was a great manager--but this is an "unintended consequence" of women in the military which is costly.  The same with women on ships.  
There are also the issues of sexual harassment and assault.  It should not exist, but lots of money is being spent on this, as well.  And, yes, some of it does come down to "he said, she said."

Again, do gay people require surgery?  Do they require special PT tests?  How many additional funds are spent on this?

This is not a "show".  This is real life, real people, and real danger.  The DOD needs to spend money on preparedness--not transgender surgery and more social training than we already have.  A company commander out in the desert does not need to deal with this.  There is a lot more to war than fire fights.

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