Originally Posted by
Trim Stab
It is true that transgender people have high suicide rates - but that is because they are excluded from mainstream jobs and society by people who share your views. Many end up as sex workers and drift into downwards from there. More enlightened countries (Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand) recognise this and have strongly encompassed non discrimination policies - including in the military - without any problems whatsoever.
Transgenders might be more accepted here in Western Europe but that
doesn't mean that they are less likely to kill themselves, 1 in 4 have at least tried to kill themselves at least once, 62% have had suicidal thoughts.
https://www.zelfmoord1813.be/sites/d...sheet_LGBT.pdf
There are certainly many external reasons (transfobia within society,discrimination, and problems within their close personal circles) to explain these huge numbers but an important part seems to be coming from systemic psychological problems.
Personally I believe that if you are declared healthy and fit there should be no reason that prevents anyone from serving in the military, there are more groups that have specific heightened risks that could be problematic but with the right screening and guidance these issues can be dealt with.
In a free country cases are dealt with on a person to person base, there is no such thing as a group that can be excluded from the get-go.