Trump Announces Ban on Transgender People in US Military

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mizzou_guy said:

Superman4 said:

You can call it discrimination but really its about selecting the most able bodied. Not allowing someone with a disability is discrimination as well however you cant exactly fight if you are disabled. Having a man dressed as a women in the womens barracks and a women dressed as a man in the mens barracks is just not something troops should have to deal with. They need to be focused on fighting the enemy and accomplishing whatever goal is in front of them. It is a distraction they dont need and doesnt help anyone.

You realize women don't wear dresses when they're in military garb, right?  Men and woman wear very similar uniforms.  Plus, as said earlier, the majority of military jobs are domestic and not in barracks.

Well women do have finally recieved specialized armor molds in 2016 after having to wear the male ones for years, wich put them at a significant disatvantage in combat.

Women have shorter torsos and smaller waists as well as wider hips, so the male molds would press in at all sorts of places they weren't designed to put pressure on and provide insufficient protection.

Not that I want to endorse Superman4s inane comment in any way. I just wanted to point out that women and men have been wearing exactly the same armor in the US military. So much so, that it was detrimental to womens health and safety.