text: I don't imagine that anyone who wants to join the military is handed a rifle and sent out to war. I may not be in the military but I would imagine that everyone that does join has to go through some sort of basic training, so that they are prepared for combat as much as possible. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but if you can't cut it in training then they prevent you from entering into combat. So if a woman or transgender individual can pull as much weight as a typical male soldier and passed the same psych exams, then why can't they serve any role? Don't get me wrong, I acknowledge that there is a physical strength difference. But again, those who don't pass the test won't be able to serve in active combat, as it should be. Anybody who isn't physically fit or mentally fit should not be allowed. And for anybody that says transgender people are mentally ill, there are plenty of studies that say otherwise. If something is considered a mental illness, it usually has to effect the person who is suffering from it, from what I've seen so far, the only people suffering from this whole issue are the ones that for some reason or another hate those who are transgender, and yes transgender people suffer as well, but it is usually because of bigots and not because something they themselves have done.