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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]tip: the real leaders have already decided LBGT are fine)[/quote]

Please supply some quotes.  Do you have any idea how much time is already spent on social training in the military?  Any idea?  When you spend time in social training, you are taking it away from other duties.  This is a problem when funds are already very tight.

Of course Chelsea Manning's demands for surgery are not helpful[/quote]
WASHINGTON (AFNS) --  Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced June 30 that transgender individuals will now be able to openly serve in the U.S. armed forces.

The new Defense Department policy also establishes a construct by which service members may transition gender while serving, sets standards for medical care and outlines responsibilities for military services and commanders to develop and implement guidance, training and specific policies in the near and long term.

“This is the right thing to do for our people and for the force,” Carter said. “We’re talking about talented Americans who are serving with distinction or who want the opportunity to serve. We can’t allow barriers unrelated to a person’s qualifications prevent us from recruiting and retaining those who can best accomplish the mission."

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James vocalized her support for the policy change.

"Transgender Airmen serve alongside us with integrity, service and excellence,” James said. “Today's announcement is the first step in allowing transgender Airmen to serve openly, receive medical care relating to gender transition and allow transgender individuals to join the Air Force. Our strengths as a military are the quality and character of our people and those things that make us unique are the same things that make us strong. In the coming months we will work diligently to fully implement Secretary Carter's decision."
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