First female enrolled to BUDS

It is to me as well. However, the decision to get women into BUDS is a political one. Therefore, it is politically imperative for the people pushing it that one passes. When the brass get an idea, you make it happen or you go away. Same thing will happen here as happened with Army Ranger school. The magic pencil will be there to assist. That should thoroughly destroy morale. Senator Fucknuts and his owner don't care about that though.

 

I never said that...I was simply stating that females with enough upper body strength to meet the requirements for Special Forces qualification would probably
need to use PED's. Generally natural upper body strength is not a common female characteristic.

 

She went on 13 deployments.

 

So, some where along the path, he lied...a lot. Outstanding character trait.

 

Doesn't matter anymore. They're out

 

He obviously lied - lied to himself, his family, his wife, his kid, the military.

I wouldn't call it a character flaw though, anymore than I would saying, "I don't have cancer" when there are signs pointing to the possibility.

I'm certain the idea comes with a certain amount of angst and avoidance.

 

If that is all he/she liked about while doing their job, I don't see a problem.

 

And how exactly was it a lie? Do you really think they were ever asked if they secretly identify as female?

 

Saying the same thing again and again does not make it true. There is a definite evolutionary advantage to be gained by the male that protects his mate from harm. That instinct has been rewarded by a million generations of natural selection. This is starting to stray from the original topic, but by declaring falsehoods to be true, you undermine your entire argument. Most of us have long since realized that a mandate from Mongo is not to be doubted, and our thinking regarding any of your opinions reflects that knowledge. Now, back to your regularly scheduled omniscience.

 

In the Obama era, probably not. But, he lied none the less, and according to him it started at childhood. He lied to many people about who he really was. In my non professional opinion, he's still lying and is a attention whore.

Honesty is a character trait btw.

 

Denial vs. honesty, I think is the debate.

One doesn't become a Navy SEAL, marry a woman, have a child and have a go of it as a man for (sounds like) 30+ years in the name of intentionally deceiving the U.S. military.

I'm not defending his lifestyle, cuz I frankly don't get it, but it doesn't sound like "lying" in the traditional sense, and the connotation I'm assuming you're using. And on the attention whore piece - I'm certain his/her job prospects are limited at this point. I mean, what do you do as a transgender former SEAL? Writing a book, whether we agree with the content or not, is actually a smart decision if someone wanted to make a little money. Not my personal choice of reading, but I could see why people would be interested in the story.

 

Didn't read the article but if the Goobrment is paying for all the meds, treatments and wang loppings, well. . .

 

I wouldn't even necessarily call it denial...there isn't an adult over 30 that would have been surrounded by enough info and experiences for him/her to realize wtf they felt. How do they know that everyone doesn;t feel the same at that age? It takes time and a whole lot of growth to likely gain any understanding. In this case, it sounds like they went route of over-compensating and trying to move toward masculine ideals.

Regardless, he/she/it contributed way more to this country than I likely ever will and I really fail to see why anyone here could even attempt to find issue with this story.

 

My sister and her husband met a former SEAL on a cruise.

She asked him what he, as a former SEAL, did for a living.

He told her that he shot people.

His job was to ride on top of the tankers going by Somalia and shoot anybody on any boat that got within a certain distance.

Apparently it paid $750 a day plus expenses.

 

Agree.

 

Because "ex-military, and I'm still a man". Well, except the Navy guys... They all get it.

 

He is retired, so any medical intervention would probably be on the VA. Not sure how that would work out. It appears that he served honorably without asking for any special dispensation.

 

Your sister and her husband met a liar.

 

Ok. I just repeated the story she was told.

Thank you for clearing that up.