I may make a lot of people angry at me and please understand where I am coming from on this subject. I was in the military. This was before i realized exactly who I was. No shaving legs or armpits and all the other fem things I do. My problem with it is the world is a brutal, violent and crazy place. The powers that be, mainly lawyers and or buttkissers, have no idea about real life wartime situations. Sandra Fluke, what qualifies her other than lawschool to even talk on the subject? War for the infantry and other frontline units is not just firing a weapon at the enemy. Gay men that are willing to supress it (reason why in a little bit) are fine I would think. Women, FTM or MTF transitioning or feminine gays or just feminine looking straight men for that matter should not be infantry or any other frontline units because there is a chance you will become a POW. A lot of our enemies hate gays, trangendered, transexuals and even females. Look at what they do to the same people of their own culture, I'm not just reffering to muslim extremist either. Look at the countries over the years that have commited genocide against all people of their own culture.
The only enemy I know of that we have fought that even come close to following the Geneva Conventions was Germany in WW2, close but not to the letter. Waterboarding is a breeze (been there and done that in SERE school) compared to real torture, not to mention rape, mutilations and another thousand things the enemy can do. Psychological is the worst( been there and done that too in SERE school) and emotions are different as to what hormones you have. Estrogen and Testosterone have differing effects as to emotions and emotions are what the psychological torture will target. SERE school is hard and it is your own troops in control so actual torture to where too much pain or your death is of no concern to them, I can only imagine.
Repealing don't ask don't tell is fine, I served with gay people in the nineties. We all knew, it wasn't a big deal like a lot of activists make it out to be. They weren't shunned but accepted as we all wore the same color and bled red on the inside. But females, MTF and FTM trans, transgendered, in my opinion and yes even myself now, should not be in the infantry or frontline units or even stationed in volitile areas. A lot of activists in my opinion, seem to start out wanting to do the right thing but end up causing more harm than good. Remember if you can join the military, you can be drafted with no say so on your part. If they do allow trans folks hopefully, in order to save those very lives, they keep them in rear support units with administrative duties. These duties are just as important than the actual fighting.
War is ugly and messy and if you are in the military it's a good possiblity you will see it at one time or another. You have to be prepared to lay down your life and I wish the experience on no one. This goes for straight, gay, lesbian, or trans It's not a video game and you don't get a second life. It can damage the outside but the scars you will carry on the inside are worst.
I wrote this with love an actual concern for ALL so please don't hate too bad on me.
