How would you accommodate a transgender subordinate in your unit?

While going through SRP I was wondering how are we supposed to know if a transgender male is biologically female. Technically they should take a pregnancy test and be asked about their pap. But if they don’t give than information to the provider then how do we even know? They could end up pregnant on deployment.

They use the bathroom which sex they identify as but above all treat them like everyone else they are people with feelings wants needs and desires just like every other person.

In my opinion, a soldier is a soldier, man or woman. There are only 2 sexes. If you're born a man you're a man, nothing in science can make you a woman. How can a "transgender" be expected to to make life saving decisions in combat when they can decide if they're a man or a woman. Men can't compete with women, they have different anatomy, can't perform the same physical activities. We didn't have that problem in the 70s due to the fact that men were men and women were women, shouldn't have that problem now. As I said, just my opinion.

This is what I think the solution is:

Regulations that are meant for women (born OR POST transition) should remain the same, Regs meant for Men (born OR POST transition) or regs for all military members regardless of identity should ALSO remain the same.

Then we get into the facility part of things. THAT is also simple. We have had UNISEX Latrines and showers & even barracks buildings for a very long time. So we keep using the sliding sign on the Latrine door to show us that someone is utilizing it by covering up either the male or female symbol, whichever you don’t identify as.

As far as the shower goes the military already has:

1. Men’s and women’s showers- in which case you simply have post transition soldiers use the shower to which their body now conforms. PRE transition soldiers will either have to use the showers for that gender which they were assigned at birth OR go in when everyone else has finished. Their choice.

2. Or men & women using the same shower at differently times. In which case you either do the same as suggested in 1. Above OR ADD a third set of shower times specifically for Trans soldiers.

Finally we come to Barracks. This is the easiest of all to accommodate. You have men (born or post transition) on certain floors or in certain buildings, women (born or post transition) on another floor or building, AND pre transition soldiers either in a different side of the floor as those already mentioned or in another building from them.

This way everyone gets along, even if they aren’t happy about the arrangements and it is very easy for leadership to tell/know if anyone, regardless of how they identify, is breaking the rules and not following regulations/protocol/good order and judgment.

I know I keep saying Soldiers. It is a habit from being retired Army, but rest assured even though I am saying Soldiers I also mean Sailors, Air people & Marines as well.

Back when there was DADT the UMCJ came in too play but today we have people that think I am special will you are not as 1SG Ruck Up and do your duty. Just keep it out of my face wait you do off duty is on you has long that it does not the harm the military service.

Glad I am retired and no longer have to face that situation. I do not believe in transgenderism and definitely feel that it has no place in the military. Neither do gays, for that matter. The military is a unique environment and having people on active duty who require (demand?) special treatment is just not a good idea.

Why should the military cater to anyone and coddle them throughout their career and time in service??
It’s a fighting force, meant to be more than what someone wants to think or believe or do with their body.
America is playing a pandering game, and every one of our oppositions is laughing hysterically and ready to capitalize on our soil because of questions like this.
Ridiculous.
Train to kill and win, not train to figure out where one needs to pee and poo

They have Chosen to change their sexual Preference, so I believe the need to accommodate them is by their new serial orientation. There are so many serving now, I am just giving an opinion And I would guess they are doing their job as required.

The military already accommodates many members who are too short, too overweight, and not able to pass a PT test. I've seen it firsthand. There are no "accommodations" for anyone who conforms to the military standards set forth. Transgender people have won the highest medals in every service. Those responding against them....have not. A trans man is a man. A trans woman is a woman. Period. These same people who misgender or deadname a person have never served under DADT or similar policies. These same questions have been used against the LGBTQ+ community for decades.

If I can count on the person to my left and the person to my right to fight like hell, that's all that matters.

Whatever sex they were born with is their gender.