Transgender Personnel in the United States Military: A Critical Analysis

Should transgender personnel be allowed to serve in the United States military? United States government officials believe that transgender personnel that would like to serve in the military or are currently serving in the military, will not be involuntarily removed or denied the opportunity to serve, will not have a devastating effect on work environment/mission, or affect the interactions and dynamics of current Service Members. The purpose of this critical thinking assignment is to discuss the topic of transgender personnel who would like to serve and/or serving in the United States military and the effects it will have in the military environment, including extensions of the military environment, i.e. military families. Current transgendered military personnel and potential military personnel of this nature, should not be granted the opportunity to serve in the United States Military due to the heavy requirements of gender transformations that take place during the gender transition process and its effects on the mission. Here are the pros and cons of allowing transgendered personnel to serve in our military will be discussed, as well as possible obstacles and outcomes of both perspectives. An official statement by the Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter - “Our mission is to defend this country, and we don’t want barriers unrelated to

Historically, this has been seen with desegregation of African Americans and Civil Rights, workplace equality for men and women, the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy, it is a safe impression that introducing transgendered openness will face some of the same challenges – hostility, anger, avoidance and isolation, ignorance, superiority, entitlement from individuals and/or groups of