Trans people are more likely to commit suicide, you say ? I won't ask for the source, because this sounds obvious. And why so ? Because they are stigmatized.
No, it's because gender identity disorder is co-morbid to an extremely high degree with other mental illnesses. Co-morbidity is also a reason I'd probably be denied. I was diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder as a child and have ADHD, both of which can be co-morbid with personality disorders.
Trans people would have less reasons to if there weren't people like you to tell them they are trash unworthy of what they want to do.
My favorite YouTuber is trans... Somehow I'm still a transphobe.
About transition : cisgender people can get ill and be unable to serve at a moment. Don't tell me the military kicks their soldiers out as soon as they catch something worse than a cold, it would be laughable.
Have you never heard of an honorable discharge? By the way, you can't catch gender identity disorder. It's something you're born with.
About mental illnesses, here I ask you for a source. And given your previous post, you'd better give me one.
A source for what? Be specific. Considering how you thought you'd destroy me, I'm surprised you'd need one.
Secondly, even so, trans people don't all have mental illnesses and there's no reason why a trans should be turned down because others have mental illnesses.
I just explained why they should be turned down. Firstly, they already have a mental disorder (gender identity disorder). Secondly, it's often co-morbid with other disorders. As in a
minority of people with GID
don't have any other disorders. That's why they are turned down and should be barred in my opinion. What matters is statistics. Recruiting shouldn't waste time on unlikely candidates.
Another thing : depending on the context, some among what are considered mental illnesses can prove to be a good thing. For example people with the Asperger's syndrom are typically more intelligent than the average people and totally can achieve great things despite what first appears as a weakness.
Key word: "can". I wouldn't waste my time with someone who could prove to be exceptional. Also, Asperger's
can give someone more intelligence in some areas, but it always necessitates lack of intelligence in important areas.
trans people are first and foremost individuals. You can't summarize one's personality, qualities and flaws to the fact they be trans. If a tactical genius applies to the army, it would be a shame to turn them down because they are trans.
The military does not hire people based on them being individuals. It hires based on who would be best for the job according to statistical projections. No one is born a tactical genius, either. You are trained to become one if your test results are that you could become a tactical genius. One diamond in the rough isn't worth the effort.
... But maybe you think trans can't be tactical geniuses because they are all worthless ?
There's an entirely different group of people who I consider to be worthless, and it's not transgender people. It's people who make no effort to educate themselves and allow their minds to be filled with feel-good nonsense. People who protect their unquestioned ideas by accusing anyone who dares question them of being a liar, a bigot, a sociopath, and so on.