>>40322755 (OP)It's messed with me too. I wanted to be a fighter pilot, then Trump came along the first time. To be clear, I hadn't even contacted a recruiter by the time the ban they were in the process of eliminating was reinstated, so it wasn't as bad as getting dropped in the middle of ROTC, UPT, or anything like that. It was technically the best possible time to get blocked from doing something: before you've put any work in. I could've tried during Biden's time, but the rules at the time were you can't have plans to have any genital surgery while you're in and it has to have been two years since you last had genital surgery, so I couldn't meet that criteria. Now I'm too old to get any kind of pilot slot anyway. But it's sad to think that if I had commissioned during Biden's term, I would've been kicked out during Trump's second term. You have to feel for those who actually were in the military affected by this.
>>40322823I've taken drug tests as a condition of employment and estrogen doesn't show up. I've only done the kind with a blue indicator chemical in the toilet, but it should be the same for all of them. They're really just looking for breakdown products of illicit drugs. My guess is the hardest part for you would be maintaining male PT standards as you lose the benefits of testosterone-fortified muscle.