Pentagon Approves the Enlistment of Transgender Troops with Conditions

Lou Blanchard

ok so lets cut the BS…The statistics are that at least 40% of Trans people attempt suicide at some point, most suffer from depression and a host of other medicated mental conditions…yea, lets let them go to war and suffer the mental assault that war provides…we already have 22 military and vets committing suicide every day…and heaven help them if they ever become POWs! I can imagine our enemies would pay them extra special attention. The Military has always been an organization that decides who is fit to serve…special interests and social pressure shouldn’t change this.

Obama Bin Lootin

Whoa!

How does the Pentagon defy the CINC?

nfcapitalist

I’m looking forward to Artificial Intelligence… biology is beginning to see a decline in IQ… coming up on fifty years since men first walked on the moon… and now we are here… discussing this?

Bud

It is outrageous that someone in the Pentagon feels empowered to announce a policy in direct opposition to that which was announced by the president. Root out that individual (or individuals) and perp walk them out of the building.
As for the judges, tell them to stick it, that the taxpayers are not going to begin financing another social experiment with our military forces.

David Bagdasarian

My question is, WHO’S THE BOSS? Last I heard the President of the US was the COMMANDER IN CHIEF! Those in the Pentagon work for the CInC, fire the a$$holes that usurped your position! Immediately and without recourse!

Scotty

The military is no place for social experiments. People’s lives are on the line.

Brenda

Does that mean the service will have to pay for their operations, that might be why some of them join to get it paid for. That is like them wanting to put girlscouts and boy scouts together, when the girls come home from scout camp few weeks later the girl is pregnant! I
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TexanForever

Surgeons experienced in addadictomies will clean up.
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EdBGM109

As a vet I regard what the Obama administration did to our military regarding admitting transgenders as abhorrent. It is a burden to every commander and supervisor forced to accommodate personnel who require the intensive medical a psychological treatment needed to transform. Unfortunately, we will have to wait until this cluster makes its way to the Supreme Court to decide.
Just another good reason President Trump gets to select the next member of the court.

Ricardo Garcia

Yes we need more problems in our armed forces! In this country the minority rules! So much for Democracy…

SGM Bob

What a bunch of Hooey! Our military must be focused on fighting and winning — not on how to cross dress!

Scott Snerd

This is a real bad idea for millions of reasons….maybe billions.

nfcapitalist

Thousands of reasons is accurate enough… this is one more distraction that an XY man doesn’t need when hell is raining down on them. Combatants need brothers… not this kind of soap opera conflict.

Brandi Hawkins

Folks… please leave religion out of this. You can’t spew hateful words and cite a religion who’s sole purpose is to promote love, acceptance, and tolerance. Now if you dislike certain people based off of personal experiences, then that’s something different. But saying negative and hurtful things about someone, and then using a beautiful religion like Christianity to back you up is just plan wrong. It’s like using Jesus to do the devil’s work.

nfcapitalist

Think this is more about instinct not religion… my instincts are in my dna not learned, homosexuality is instinctively disgusting and I can’t do any more than try to ignore them… it’s really in the genes.
- Bud
  
  “Transgenderism” has nothing to do with homosexuality.
  - nfcapitalist
    
    That’s not much of an explanation but more of a denial.
- Brandi Hawkins
  
  That’s fair. You’re entitled to your own opinion. If you personally feel a certain way about a certain type of person, that’s on you. I’m commenting on folks trying to justify their prejudices through a book intended to preach love and acceptance.
  - nfcapitalist
    
    It isn’t an opinion… it is an instinct and where does that come from?
    
    And it isn’t about a certain type of person… it’s about what the norm sees as disgusting, homosexuality, incest, child molestation… these are instincts that make us cringe, certainly not a learned prejudice.
    - Brandi Hawkins
      
      So if someone you’ve been close to your entire life came out of the closet, you would immediately detest them? And these are learned behaviors. We aren’t born hating anything.
    - nfcapitalist
      
      Didn’t say I hate them… that’s you putting words in my opinion that you want to use to support your position… I don’t hate gays, homosexuals, or transgenders… I just find those tendencies, compulsions, however you want to describe same sex attraction… both weird and repulsive.
      
      Call it instinct… not learned or thought through… simple normal DNA instinct.
    - Brandi Hawkins
      
      Irony. I didn’t say you hate them. I didn’t say you, nfcapitalist hated anyone. This started when I pointed out the negative things said about the LGBT community and the use of biblical passages to justify those negative words. You counter with biology and i countered with learned behaviorism by asking if someone you were close to, either became or came out as the very people you ‘instinctively’ find ‘disgusting.’ You have yet to answer that question.
    - nfcapitalist
      
      “We aren’t born hating anything or detest someone… blah blah blah… I’m done here.
    - Brandi Hawkins
      
      To answer your question…No, I don’t think homosexuals find heterosexual preferences or acts repulsive. Further, they do not mind themselves with the personal sexual business of others. They simply want to live their lives the way humans should.
      
      For your second question…I’m not sure where you got your facts from, but the correlation you just pointed out is not only not grounded in any facts, but makes no sense as there are a lot of men who do not like homosexual men but do not mind homosexual women….because heterosexual men are attracted to women whether they are hetero or homosexual…that’s just common sense.

off the hook

This issue is the A P As new cash cow and the A P A sold out years ago ! “If Ya Can’t Cure em, CONDON EM” !! Our Military can get along with out them, The Military already has it’s hands full without this ”ADDED INSURGENCY” !

Phil

What is there in “Commander-In-Chief” these generals do not understand? Trump should fire the lot of them and replace them with officers who obey orders.

TexanForever

Does this mean women who have had an addadictomy can become man killers? … Having a period during combat could make ’em fiercely aggressive with an AR in hand. … but weepy if passed over for promotion.
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michaelparsons

Hotsy Totsy rooten toot, visit us oh phantom fruit.

Brandi Hawkins

So much hate and religion in these comments lol! I thought at the core of Christianity was to love your fellow man and/or woman; share your blessings; and be compassionate and respectful. Yet, I see so many of you going against those principle. Never really saw anywhere in the bible stories of Jesus hating on someone because they were different than him or the people around him. Hmmm : /

I guess this ‘love’ only applies to a certain group of people. Or I must have read a different bible from you all.

WaterIsWet

Ever read the Bible and his engagement with Samaritans?
- Brandi Hawkins
  
  Actually yes… it’s where we get the term good Samaritan. But please, tell me where in the bible does it show him truly hating anyone because they are different. I keep asking for examples but no one seems to be able to give me a clear direct answer. You mention his pass through Samaria. But did not cite how his interaction with them mirrored the hate I pointed out on these comments.
  - WaterIsWet
    
    He looked at them being inferior to Jews. Read again.
  - Bud
    
    It is not a matter of “hating anyone because they are different” where our military is concerned.
    - Brandi Hawkins
      
      You are absolutely right. It’s not when our military is concerned; as they should be focused on recruiting able-bodied individuals brave enough to sign up. It shouldn’t matter what their gender preference is; that’s their business. As long as they are willing and able to serve, that’s all that should matter. And if they are willing to risk their lives to protect what we hold dear and true, they deserve our support.
Ricky Ricky

You have not read the bible, that much is certain.
- Brandi Hawkins
  
  Riiight. So, let’s say for argument’s sake I hadn’t. Please tell me where in the bible Jesus acts in the same manner as many of the folks on here…or where he acts in a hateful manner to anyone who did or did not cause physical harm to him. Educate me.
  - Ricky Ricky
    
    There is more to the bible than the actions of Jesus and his direction given. Only on few occasions did Jesus obvert the Old Testament. But he also supported it on many, predominantly the possibility that he would come. If you “HAD READ” the bible there are groups of people that have been separated out as “offensives” , yet love and understanding should prevail to allow those persons involved to acquire “HIS” understanding.
    - Brandi Hawkins
      
      Then please tell me, at its very core, what is Christianity about? What is the purpose of the Christian religion? Because it was my understanding it stood for peace, love, acceptance, and tolerance. Am I wrong about this??
    - Bud
      
      Perhaps you should read the Bible yourself. No one will make it into Heaven based on peace, love, acceptance, and tolerance.
  - Bud
    
    Oh, good grief. “Transgenderism” would not have been tolerated in Jesus’ day. The military is not about not causing physical harm to the next guy in line. It’s about being able to trust them, and causing physical harm to the other guys. You appear to be noneducable.
nfcapitalist

Hey Randy… it’s science. My dna makes homosexuals instinctively… repulsive.
- Bud
  
  Your DNA has nothing to do with the issue.
  - nfcapitalist
    
    So our instincts come from where if not from DNA… read ‘Genome,’ available on line or the bookstore… and the issue is operating in a combat zone being complicated enough without something… instinctively repulsive.

Larry Spiller

In a 69′ GTX behind a 440 MAG? I’m all in.

Scott Snerd

440 COMMANDER!!
- Larry Spiller
  
  Get in, You drive. We’ll sort out MOPAR designations on the way out of this insanity.

mortilipshitz

Don’t forget to pack your hormones and the number to your therapist, Pat. We’ll be heavily armed and deployed for a long time in hostile territory, and living together in very tight quarters. God help us. If you’re that confused over what nature (God) gave you and feel you need to change your hormones & sexual organs, please stay home and keep it to yourself.

hjole

get rid of the Obamabots at the Pentagon.

I sure as hell wouldn’t want to be on the front lines with a tranny, that is no place for them to be, period.

jenshadus

Oh goody, the Military used for social engineering again. We’re bombarded between our schools and the military by 1% of the population. Yuk.

Robert Sigler

I have yet to meet a transgender person who was not medicated. Just being honest here folks.

Bud

To my knowledge I’ve only ever seen one “transgender” person in my entire life of numerous decades, and “she” had already undergone “the change.” Or at least so I was told by a coworker who pointed “her” out to me in the employee lunchroom.

DJLugoff

That is sick!

Moore by +9

Funny thing is, they will serve loyally, and most of you will sit on your couch watching wheel of fortune. I am glad someone has the balls to serve, whether they want their balls or not. Beats the hell outta you people.

Robert Sigler

As a Marine you know you shouldn’t assume anything. Like you, I’m thankful there are young men and woman who step up to the plate. If the Armed Services are not paying for the surgery I don’t think there will be to many transgender types stepping up. Semper Fi!
- Bud
  
  Even one will be one too many.

Roscoe

This is a great idea. They can be used to clear mine fields, defuse IED’s and charge machine gun nests. Just think that before the first one clears basic training they could ALL be specialists.

Aldo

Oh YEAH !!!! GITrannys to the rescue !!!!
- Roscoe
  
  Just think. You check your underwear and see man equipment and want to be a woman? Step on a mine while clearing a mine field and TA DA, it is reality.

Aldo

People want sex-change surgery paid for by the government – when people are dying and NEED critical procedures done !!! WTFFFFFFFFFFF What next “RaceChangeOperations” ????

Moore by +9

So you are advocating for single payer healthcare. Did not expect that.
Scott Snerd

hahah…

that’s already being done for free…didnt you know that? Just ask that crazy Pelosi bi tch

Moore by +9

How is all this “winning” going my Cheeto-loving friends?

Aldo

GI~Joe/Jane ?#*%^@^@#)@!!!

808Americans

Bad move.

IMO.

eladtoor

What ‘conditions’ should transgenders have in order to be admitted to the military?

Athlete’s foot? Hemorrhoids? Pregnancy?

The bible says, “Do unto others…..”

So religious transgenders should reject the military.

jvlewis

Gender dysphoria is a mental illness. Transgenders suffer from gender dysphoria. Therefore, I don’t see how transgenders can join the military. I don’t even care if a transgender serves in the military, I care about the cost of cosmetic treatment and surgery that transgenders require. Taxpayers must not be responsible for transgender treatment.

The other Donald

The military must of figured out that a soldier dressed in drag scares the crap outta the enemy in the field of battle , lol

Varangian Guard

Condition #1 – No mental illness………………..
Condition #2 in the odd event that #1 is met – reassignment surgery not included with the hitch. Successfully complete your hitch and maybe there could be some financial support, but that ALL hinges on #1 being met….

Quantum Leap

The only reason Transgender people join the military is to get FREE reassignment surgery – fact. They aren’t patriotic. It costs taxpayers a fortune for each one. Ridiculous. This is a mental illness and should be treated as such.

carefulwhatyouwishfor

This forces the military to spend vast sums of money keeping these people on meds because of their transition, but our VETERANS are dying in VA hospitals of NEGLECT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Moore by +9

Military = DOD
Veterans hospital = Veterans Admin
Don’t blame one for what the other does. Makes you look like you read from this shitsite too much.
- carefulwhatyouwishfor
  
  When did you have yours done???
  
  How does it feel depending on someone who you are not quite sure of to defend you, unless you have them DROP THEIR DRAWERS ???
  
  Males and females react to dangers in different ways……….the DNA still stays the same.
  - Moore by +9
    
    Stop dropping your “science” on me. I am a Marine and know how the military works fool. Go get a degree in biology and then start talking. I work with the VA, I have a foot to stand on here. You read news from OANN, you have zero credibility.
    - carefulwhatyouwishfor
      
      CHILL
    - Bud
      
      You’re a hoot to type something like that when YOU ALSO are on OANN. You have zero credibility. But then that was already obvious from your posts above.
    - Moore by +9
      
      Let me tell you something you don’t realize: I am in a war against ignorance. Ignorance is not found on truth-telling (though sometimes bias) news websites. Ignorance is rampant at breitbart and oann. RAMPANT. My battlefield is where the ignorance is. So if you have any question about us trolls and why we do what we do, and where, remember this definition and remember what we think of you. Bud.

KevinR.

So, who is Commander in Chief? When did they amend the Constitution to remove the President from that position.

Robert Johnson

Swamp in the pentagon?

Twinkle Toes

God made us perfect as man and woman and He made two sexes for a reason. Homosexuality is not natural and that fact is not disputable.

ShemSilber2

What does that mean, “…if they don’t have gender dysphoria…”? If they have not accepted the gender that the Master Yahusha (Lord Jesus) our Creator assigned at conception (no matter WHAT “religion” you are or are not), then you definitely do have gender dysphoria! One cannot change from an XX to an XY or vice versa, but only malinger, that is injure oneself so as not to be able to carry out one’s assigned responsibility. That used to be a court-martial offense for a soldier to malinger, but now they have even funded malingery, thus encouraging it, because the of the loud-lying LGBIQ subculture (“I” for “impersonator”, because of the impossibility of changing gender). Just HOW stupid and bassackwards can we BE, already?

Romans 1:18-32 applies, whether one believes the Scriptures or NOT, because of the truth of the statement therein of Rabbi Shaul (the Apostle Paul) that people put the Creator out of mind and thereby LOSE whatever mind they have. Truth does not evaporate just because people fight against it.

LGBIQ is an abominable evil, and Isaiah also applies here, in that he says at Isaiah 5:20: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”

So if anyone wants woes instead of blessings, Isaiah tells us there how to have them, says Yahuwah Avinu (our Father), in the Name of His Firstborn, our Redeemer, the Master Yahusha, amein.

Blessed are those who choose life and blessing instead of death and curses, through our Master Yahusha, amein!

Dell Wilber

Doesn’t matter anyway. Whoever does enlist, does so at their own peril. People disappear off ships all the time….

ArbyJay

While everyone gets completely worked about this, one has to wonder: Exactly how many transgenders are going to be hankering and hungering to serve in the military? I think that number will be minimal. As a social experiment, this is likely to work itself out thoroughly within a single decade and, hopefully, fade quietly into the woodwork as a “social issue” of little or no consequence.

FW B

This insane scenario is too crazy to describe. We live in a nation full of lunatics.

J. Waltam

You got that right, and it’s gonna get worse.

TwoInchPattern

No employer is forced to hire anyone if they do not meet the qualifications which can include an interview that results in a objective & subjective analysis of the candidate’s personality and demeanor and ability to fit into whatever team of people they’re being hired to join.

Rufus Firefly

But disability cannot be an automatic disqualifier. Blind, deaf, and people in chairs can work office jobs and others.

TwoInchPattern

Who wrote that subhead “..in opposition of President Trump’s order to stop the enlistment of trans-individuals.” How many times do people need to be reminded of Trump’s “The Art of the Deal” ? Of course his initial position is all the way to one end. This position by the Pentagon isn’t terrible and it certainly isn’t the last word on the matter. No wonder he keeps winning. (If Luther Strange had been on yesterdays election ballot in AL. the GOP would have won – people should stop trying to outguess the Prez.)

DOCWRIGHT

So the new policy says if they have a medical diagnosis from a military medical provider indicating that gender reassignment surgery is medically necessary, then the armed services will do it. I thought Transgendered people said it is not a medical problem, or dysphoria but a choice. Gotta make up their minds.

Done with it all

So glad I retired from active service in 2005. I would have been drummed out for not accepting this social experiment to the detriment of all the armed forces. So damn sad………….

J. Waltam

I was discharged (honorably) in 1992. I can’t imagine how the military can competently operate with all these sociological (aka politically correct) distractions. With Bergdall walking, military retirement system changing to 401Ks, etc., etc., I doubt we’re going to have much of a defense capability in the forthcoming years.
- Legion
  
  I doubt we will have a country

Burrito Smith

Anybody else wondering what the greeting of the day is gonna be? “Good morning Sir- I mean Ma’am- I mean…….standby”

coolflannelcat

This is insane. We are enabling a mental illness. There are two sexes. Period. Gender dysphoria is a psychiatric disorder, and now our government is becoming just a sick by calling it normal. One day there will be lawsuits by those who will blame the government, parents, doctors who participate in this insanity. Watch and see. Parents allowing their children to have life changing surgery at the age of 10 or younger, will someday sue because they will change their minds.

Zotus

Headline isn’t correct. The DOD is complying with federal court orders to process transgender enlistees while the case is under appeal by the DOJ. They are complying with the accession policy issued by former Secretary Carter in 2016. Under the 2016 Carter policy, a history of gender dysphoria is disqualifying unless, as certified by a licensed medical provider, the applicant has been stable without clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning for 18 months. Additionally, a history of medical treatment associated with gender transition is disqualifying unless, as certified by a licensed medical provider, the applicant has completed all medical treatment associated with the applicant’s gender transition, the applicant has been stable in the preferred gender for 18 months, and if presently receiving cross-sex hormone therapy post-gender transition, the individual has been stable on such hormones for 18 months.

CDG

I can’t imagine very many would qualify based on those requirements.
- Zotus
  
  I agree! Seems anyone who would claim to be uncomfortable with the genitalia they were born with and/or using the appropriate restroom would be suffering gender dysphoria.
Patient / Impatient

It’s time to revoke medical providers’ licenses, and revoke Judges from practicing law in any capacity because both seek to destroy society’s morals and ethics, and perhaps on a larger scale, overthrow the Republic.

Erica Merovich

Would any other employer in this country be forced to hire someone who needs medical attention?

landy fincannon

Psychology help you mean

Sui-Juris

Well, it’s not like these guys, now um… women, will be serving in combat roles. But hey, who doesn’t want a Jenner or a Kaepernick in lipstick, nylons and high heels working the base admin desk. LOL

RMCS Ret.

The pentagon didn’t approve it, the courts did, most specifically; The judge, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the Federal District Court in Washington blocked the President’s ban.

Huks

Like Jackson told them, “The court has made their ruling. Now let’s see them try to enforce it!”

Jerry White

This is STUPID!!! If a person is so mentally weak that they cannot accept the genitalia they were born with, how can they be expected to be strong under the stress of combat? STUPID!

Larry Spiller

The only trannys necessary in the military are those that are part of the drive train on equipment. Not Tranny people. That is all. Carry on.

J. Waltam

Ya, with fluid drive too.
- Larry Spiller
  
  Fluid drive or gear to gear. Just don’t want any tranny people near. There are other government sanctioned jobs they can get their kicks from. Just wish they’d leave the military alone. Go to the Post office or somewhere else and let them play it out there. Glad I didn’t have to put up with this crap. so much has changed for the worse in 31 years. Peace.
AmericaFirst

Lol.

CorrectionPlease

Tranies will sue the Military first chance, for any situation
their lawyers deem suitable for a fat payday.

Joshua Campbell

so then a man that is now a women can compete with other women. The physical fitness tests will have to change…

likwyd

Already started. See: Army Rangers

Libhunter

No more discussions, send them to Saudi Arabia for training/trannies.

Libhunter

nope

Flagfriend

Let the lawsuits begin, the first time one of these freaks thinks he/she is being treated poorly by his/her peers.

ShemSilber2

Amein! One might add to that this wisdom from Solomon: Proverbs 12:15: “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkens unto counsel is wise,” such as Yahuwah’s counsel not to put on the opposite gender’s clothing, let alone impersonate the opposite gender, per Deuteronomy 22:5: “The woman shall not wear that which pertains to a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto Yahuwah your Elohim,” in the Name of the Master Yahusha, amein.
- Twinkle Toes
  
  Are you SDA?
  - ShemSilber2
    
    No, not SDA nor any church. I used to attend a church that called Saturday the Sabbath, and also celebrated the times and seasons mentioned in Leviticus 23, which the SDA do not, but the Master Yahusha (Lord Jesus) invited me out of the church to be His disciple instead of theirs. So now they think I am lost and cursed, but my Nazarene Israelite rabbi has taught me more truth about the Master Yahusha and how to follow Him than the churches did in 60+ years.
    
    HalleluYAH and amein!
- Brandi Hawkins
  
  Soooo….according to this, women wearing pants, (which was not introduced until the 20th century by the way) are an abomination??? Do you curse the women you see wearing pants to hell? Who knew back then women would be wearing trousers, blazers, vests, and even neck ties?? No one!! Gotta read in between the lines, understand the historical context, and not take everything you read literally.
  - Lawrence Rodriguez
    
    Yeah. Those Biblical characters didn’t realize pants would be something a woman might want to wear and that people might want to change their gender. Those ancient people didn’t know they might want to be a different sex than from what they were born into. Tell me, what does a black man do if he wants to be white?
    - Twinkle Toes
      
      Ask Michael Jackson, he’ll tell you how well that works out.
    - Scott Snerd
      
      ask mike jackson….oh wait…
    - Elizabeth
      
      Yes, and pants are not the issue. There is indeed historic context but God deigned the body parts, not the clothing fashion.
  - ShemSilber2
    
    I don’t have any business cursing anyone to hell, per Matthew 5:22 and Romans 14:4, which I do indeed take literally. All those who have their trust in the Master Yahusha and who testify that He is the Redeemer who died to pay for our sins and rose again to assure us of everlasting life will in fact live forever and NOT “go to hell,” per Romans 10:9-10. See also Romans 5:1-11.
    
    You better believe I take literally what the Scriptures tell us, and the world would be a whole lot better off if more people did. They would stop being contortionists who have their capital members either in the clouds or in the sand up to their elbows.
    
    HalleluYAH and amein!
    - Brandi Hawkins
      
      Right. And do you think God or Jesus would support you hating his creatures, and taking judgement into your own hands? You see, you cite some very specific passages without going into the context (what it’s about) of the story. What good are these passages if you miss the overall message? God isn’t about the mortal man passing judgement on his fellow man. Jesus entered and exited this earth to show us that we can coexist if we love and accept each other as children of God.
      
      Let people live their lives and let God determine their final resting place when their time comes. No need to promote hateful and judgmental ideologies on these types of platforms. It’s not necessary and it goes against the very things Jesus Christ died for.
    - Elizabeth
      
      I did not get the hate part? The scripture points to or creator God’s design, His sovereignty, and what he intended for his creation. It’s not about wearing pants or not, it’s about accepting what God made. God loves everyone one of us, no matter what we are struggling with, and, even if we don’t love Him back. That still doesn’t change His plan or design. And yes, we are commanded to love one another, struggles, shortcomings and all. Still, with that, we are not to defy God. Hence the cliche’ “Love the sinner, hate the sin”. To an unbeliever I suppose this sounds like a paradox. Realize God loved you so much, He died for you to illustrate the depth of that love. Lastly, “woe to those who call good evil, and evil good…….” Isaiah 5:20
kaiju

Since when is it in anybody in the pentagons authority to disobey an order from the Commander in Chief? They don’t have it figured out. In fact if they can’t figure out what’s between their legs, they sure shouldn’t have a gun in their hand.
“I’m a Rooster!”

This transgender thing is a real quandary. Must be difficult for some of them, I’d say.
- Elizabeth
  
  It is awful and my heart breaks for everyone dealing with this in their lives. Over the years I have had friends struggling with their sexual identity. I believe it is no different than any other sin. And yes, it is a sin, and we all have our share in different forms. Sexual sin seems to be as addictive as heroin but God can overcome. This does not happen instantly very often, and once a person has surrendered to God with a desire to overcome, it can feel like two steps forward one step back, three steps forward two steps back, and sometimes even a proverbial fall off the wagon. The beauty though is God never gives up on us, He knows what we endure, and He begins working on us right where we are at for “while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” It’s about believing, surrendering and seeking His will and He will transform our hearts.
  - “I’m a Rooster!”
    
    Thank you, Miss Elizabeth. You’re words are heard here.

irjsiq

No to any ‘trans’ in Military . . . ‘re-assignment surgery’ Not Defense Budget’s Purpose!!

Huks

I agree 100%.
jenshadus

Amen
Michael J Tomarchio

I guess it would appear under the circumstances to allow women breast enhancement??? Where does it stop??
- Elizabeth
  
  I agree with you there too except that doesn’t affect behavior so much……

Blacksheep The Deplorable

At least this is being made as difficult as possible, by imposing rigid requirements. “Transgenders” are totally screwed up people, both mentally and physically, and have no business endangering our normal troops on the battlefield and damaging morale in peacetime. Men who want to be women and in our military should have two choices: Either as nurses, or lead scouts.

CDG

Yeah, I saw the requirements. Be very difficult for someone to prove all of those. I think it will scare off 99.9% of transgender people attempting to enlist. Of course, those standards don’t apply to those already in service. Not sure what DoD is going to do about those yet.
- DOCWRIGHT
  
  Those in the service can stay but only if they continue to meet all the standard requirements that everyone else meets. If they want to transition to the opposite sex they have to have a medical diagnosis from a Military Dr. saying it is Medically necessary for that person to transition.
- jrickert1974
  
  In the meantime, the rest of the world laughs that the nation others strive to emulate could allow this to to take up so much time.
  
  I can remember a time when the biggest challenge in the infantry was getting a female into the barracks without others knowing.
Patient / Impatient

Homosexuals and their supportive families and friends argue that homosexual behaviors are not deviant and have little effect on societies, but evidence dating back to antiquity proves deviant behaviors destroy civilized societies.

Traitors invoked the Civil War, and subsequent wars, to eradicate DNA that was the most intelligent, and physically fit from the U.S. society, which left deviants to produce generations of deviants. The time has come to eradicate deviants by the same method or house them in prisons and insane asylums to prevent them from reproducing and destroying society.
- Zotus
  
  I agree that acceptance of deviant behaviors degrades the morals of a civilized society but the Romans rose to one of the greatest empires all while pretty much accepting deviant immoral behaviors. It wasn’t until Constantine that Christianity was even accepted by Romans. That wasn’t what brought the empire down. Immigration of Germanic tribes is what actually brought them down.
- Twinkle Toes
  
  Reproduction is a non issue and they are naturally self eliminating through attrition. They can’t reproduce.
  - Edwardjn
    
    Don’t have to reproduce…adoption. This Country is morally broke. Wait and see; adoption rules will change for the worse.
- Ana Garcia
  
  Did you just… try to say that homosexuals caused the Civil War?
  - Twinkle Toes
    
    I did not interpret that from his comment. However, I disagree with his comment about how to deal with ‘deviants’. Dealing with ‘deviants’ is God’s job, not ours.
- Brandi Hawkins
  
  whoa whoa whoa!!! You’re sounding like Hitler right now. It was that exact mentality that caused the deaths of over 60 million people during WWII. The deviant behavior you speak of really belong to those individuals who took it upon themselves to kill people solely because they were different from them. This deviant behavior destroyed worlds and entire societies.
  
  Someone minding their own business and trying to live their best life has no impact on their neighbor. They’re not killing anyone, they’re not harassing anyone, they’re not doing anything violent; unless provoked. Who are you to judge who is more intelligent or physically fit? If we are on this planet, we are God’s creatures. And I don’t know about you, but I was taught to love all of God’s creatures.
KevinR.

So does this mean all mentally ill people are now eligible to join the military?
- Two Cents Worth
  
  Yes Kevin you can now enlist.
- nfcapitalist
  
  That’s an interesting observation.

No Mas

The conditions should be,.,.,. first to front line of combat to scare the enemy lol, and no sex change procedures performed with tax dollars… next issue…

Burrito Smith

Platoon Sergeant to Trans SM on fire team: “I want you to run up there and bite the tip off of that machine gun!”.

Pentagon Approves the Enlistment of Transgender Troops with Conditions

December 13, 2017

OAN Newsroom