"Defence Secretary Jim Mattis is giving the military chiefs another six months to conduct a review to determine if allowing transgender individuals to enlist in the armed services will affect the “readiness or lethality” of the force."

I'm taking a guess here, but I'd say transgender people can be every bit as lethal as those who are not. That's because the willingness to kill your fellow man isn't determined by your race, your gender, your ethnicity or your nationality. It's determined by your humanity. This is an opportunity for transgender folk to show what motivates them. I sure hope they take it.