“there have always been, they just have been under the radar”
nothing wrong with that particularly. and no doubt, lots of soldiers have quirks of various stripes that are under the radar.
what we don’t want are tiny groups of disruptive people who flaunt their special quirks accompanied by great demands for special treatment, such as special barracks, special bathrooms, special latrines, special clothing, special medical “treatment”, and special surgery.
the military already has numerous physical and mental requirements for fitness to server; this is just one more added to the list.
When I think back to the 1990’s, their fight was to allow homosexuals into the military. They won that fight, and proceeded to move the goalpost to include mentally ill people suffering from gender identity.
It makes me wonder at what point they will stop? Beastiality? Pedophilia?
Ugh.