How will the military handle transgendered and APFT/AR 600-9?

I don't care what they identify as. If they are a male they will be scored as such as they possess the hormones and physical characteristics of a male and vice versa for females. Since when is ANY Soldier evaluated based upon how they "feel?!?"

Hi, transgender service member here, and to answer your question service members will take APFT according to the gender on their ERB. Service members who are transitioning will not be able to update their gender on their ERB until approved by a PCM who has stated that the service member has competed the required steps to transition such as hormone replacement therapy.

Any other questions?

I think that it shall not be long before guidance is published on the subject but pending that, my assumption will be to utilize current regulations which state that the gender the SM is born with is how they will be recorded on all administrative matters.
Not to worry though, this will be a pretty rare occurance, and when it does come up, I am sure the entire CoC will weigh in on what their guidance will be.

Thank You SPC Delgadillo for your response, and for what it's worth best of luck with your career. It's simple look and the ID and drivers liscense read the section sex, male or female and test accordingly. The big thing to remember is it's 2016 and shit changes. At one point in the military the saying was suck it up and move on. Remember when they started issuing basic training recruits time out cards same thing. Grow up or find something else to do. We don't make orders we follow them. Man, woman what counts is the quality of the soldier. Give a transgender a break. If you knew what they've all already gone through on a mental aspect you might have a heart. It's something most of us will never understand. Give them an order. If they comply pat them on the back. If not bust them like any other soldier. They're fellow soldiers. Treat them as such.

We were discussing this as an office the other day. The general consensus was...
Male identifies as a female when entering the military:
1) For records purposes a transgender male will be addressed as a female, be subject to female grooming standards, allowed to use female latrine, etc.
2) Use the female scoring standards for APFT: Theoretically this should be easy for the transgender male because regardless of hormone therapy their bone/body structure is still male and the male center of gravity is higher than in females. This is why females have less difficulty with the sit-up event (their hips give then a lower center of gravity) and why males have an easier time with he push-up event.
3) Use the female scoring standards for HT/WT. This is where the major issues come into play. Females have higher body fat % allowance but their measurements are not designed for the male physique. Additionally, the transgender male will have to weigh less as the female weight standard allows considerably less weight than the male standard. The weight will be difficult to meet for some transgender males.

Female identifies as a male when entering the military:
1) For records purposes a transgender female will be addressed as a male, be subject to male grooming standards, allowed to use male latrine, etc.
2) Use the male scoring standards for APFT: Theoretically this should be hard for the transgender female because regardless of hormone therapy their structure is still female. Remember the explanation in #2 above.
3) Use the male scoring standards for HT/WT. Again, this is where the major issues come into play. Males have lower body fat % allowance but their measurements are not designed for the female physique. Additionally, the transgender female will have to weigh more as the male weight standard allows considerably more weight than the female standard. The weight will be difficult to meet for some transgender females as there is a minimum weight for both males and females in military service.

In reality, for the reasons mentioned above, and reasons yet to be known, it will be years of trail and error on military leadership to come up with new/additional standards for transgender individuals.

Wow! You just gave me a lot to think about. I work in JAG and can guarantee you that these questions will come to me real soon. As much as I would like to know the answers I am most likely going to be doing the research myself. Thanks for bringing up the topic. I also like SFC Zach's idea of a pass/fail system. The whole point system I think is really only valued if you are seeking promotion points or maybe an evaluation bullet.

HaHaHaHa......Sorry. I am SO glad that I am out. (Out of the service, not out of the closet. Not in the closet, either. Not that that matters~Jerry Seinfeld).

I will grade all males on male standards until such time as legal documents are presented that they are now legally declared females. Same with females transitioning to male. And, an MFR from their provider stating that they have completed the required medical steps to change their gender. Then, once those documents are presented to me, then they will be afforded all the rights and privileges therein and held to those gender standards.

As always, the services will have to figure out how to make it work. The services always adapt to the changing situation and this will be no different.

Those that oppose transgender's in the service should be very ashamed yourselves. I worked with combat female women that could outrun and outdo most of you that are posting on here. You really should be ashamed of the post you have made. I bet some of you pissed your pants in basic and cried every night because you were away from your mommy.