Transgender Service Members: Serving in Silence

No.

I am a cis-female. I personally do not care what anyone does with their own body. It's their body, therefore, it is their choice. This is how I feel on this subject: If the transition is complete - meaning the entire change has happened (body & soul), I don't see a problem with it. If IN transition, then I do see a problem with it. Trans-Men with breasts (and a vagina), tans-women with facial hair (and a penis) - this is a problem. It is disruptive to the cohesiveness of the unit. There is nothing wrong with being who you are as along as it coincides with what you look like in the uniform. Is this a prejudicial view? Perhaps. Everyone has prejudices, even if they say they don't. I do not believe in letting anyone "dress in drag" in the military. Meaning - no cis-male should be allowed to wear a skirt and high heels "just because it feels more comfortable to them" (although I doubt a cis-male would want to wear a skirt, unless serving in Scotland... but I ramble.) I'm old school. I did not like the change the Navy made to make the women wear cracker jacks. That's a male's uniform to me. I don't believe we all need to look alike to serve, but we should at least be comfortable in our own skin and be able to shower together without seeing a penis or vagina where it doesn't belong.
Then again, I could be totally wrong. I need coffee...

Military is military for a reason, not a makeover for a pageant contest and pillow fights.

As long as military standards for recruitment are followed, I don’t see why transgender individuals shouldn’t be allowed to serve. Times are changing, and we must embrace that change! Eventually, the military will have to as well. The focus should always be on capability, readiness, and meeting the required standards—not personal identity.

In order to make it "FAIR" we would eventually have to support and pay for gender reassignment surgery. That would mean people whose ONLY real reason to join is free gender reassignment surgery. That is NOT the proper motivation to serve. It also means that the majority of their tour would be spent on light duty and dealing with the transition. Either way, they are NOT joining and serving for the right reasons and I will NOT trust them in combat. Get the surgery on your own and maybe then we will talk of military service.

No, they should not be in the military. They have a mental condition, sexual dysphoria, and need to deal with that before joining.

I am ok with trans agender personnel serving if they are genuine about doing so and not just in service to get their transition paid for. Personally, I think the transition should take place before or after service and a waiver should be in place stating that anything related to the transition will not be covered medically during or after service. If the person is ok with this, then come one, come all. My husband and I have a friend who transitioned while in service with their own funds. That person has since gotten out, became a law enforcement officer in TX and is lovin' life. We also was able to meet ex-navy seal, Kristen Beck in my little western MD town. Great conversation. Unfortunately, some pull off the transition much better than others - like Blair White. However, the service should be uninterrupted and have no need for medication or medical intervention or such when doing your job in a wartime situation. If you allow this it is a weak link in the chain of success.

Remember when the mission came first and mental health issues barred you from service! I miss the good old days of hard training and prepping for deployments! Not changing my sec before the next PFT to get a better score. Remember you can be in 400th place on the mens swim team, but join the women's and take 1st place!

Since when has the military become a social justice warrior experiment? (Ok, the navy started in the early 70s with uncle zoomie). The military has NOTHING to do with fair, and definitely not a transgender experiment. Your only job as a member of the armed forces is to make it succeed at breaking things and killing people better than any other military and everything I've read and heard talking to people in the military says that we've got a problem.
The whole point of boot camp is to break you down and remake you to fit the mold, not worry if you might get your feewings hurt.

Transgender people have some serious mis-wiring going on in their brains. This disqualifies them for service.