Should Transgender People Be Allowed To Serve In The Military

Our military is made of volunteers from all states. It is made up of people from different creeds and races. It made up of people with different genders, and it is made up of people with different ideals but each with one goal in mind. To protect their country and its people. With a military as diverse as ours you would think that transgender people would have a place in our military along with everyone else, yet they aren’t allowed to serve according to our president. On July 26th Trump tweeted out that “the United States Government will not accept or allow… Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military”. This tweet took many by surprise -including the pentagon- and was highly controversial. Not only was it highly …show more content…
But discharging soldiers who are combat able just because of their gender is an over extension of his power in my opinion. It is the right of every person who is able to serve, to serve. It should be like that with all genders including people of transgender This decree made by the president affects many civic values. For example people’s convictions and their ability to compromise have been completely stepped on. Many people (including me) agree that transgender people should be able to join the military as long as they are “well” enough. With the presidents decree it completely disregards my conviction and also the ability to compromise so that maybe some but not all could join by stating that none of them can join. Another set of civic values this decree affects is our rights and responsibilities. By saying that transgender people can’t serve in the military you take away their right to serve and the responsibilities that come along with serving. To conclude Transgender people should be able to join the military and exhibit their right to serve our country as long as they are mentally and physically able to do