Teaching Case: Transgender Sailors, Leadership Challenges, And Ethical Dilemmas

Abstract

In June 2016, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced the repeal of the ban on transgender people serving in the military. In August 2017, President Donald Trump announced a reversal of Secretary Carters decision, which would place a ban on transgender people serving in the military. This teaching case puts the reader into the position of the leadership of a U.S. Navy Sailor deployed in Afghanistan. The Sailors documentation states the Sailor is female; in person the Sailor appears to be male. The Sailor had been living in male barracks and meeting male physical and grooming standards for months. Command leadership must determine what to do with the Sailor. The case study focuses on ethics, leadership, diversity management, and communication.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1059763

Entities

People

  • Terry Borja

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Homosexuality
  • Instructors
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Naval Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Social Media
  • Students
  • Therapy
  • Transgender Persons
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.