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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Approximately 250 Transgenders are in the Military of hundreds of thousands in a country of 340 million.  Why is this even a story... meh![/quote]

I suspect a lot of people were enlisting in the hopes of having DOD pay for the transition.  There have always been people who enlisted for medical care.  Years ago, I knew someone who enlisted because his wife had cancer.  Very sad.  She was young. He did stay in after she passed and was an asset to the service.  I also have known of others who did this.  The data would be difficult to find, but I personally know of several who stayed in because of medical issues in their families.[/quote]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yes, many people enlist because it is a stable job with health care. It is also a dangerous job that takes you away from your family. There's a reason the military allows non-citizens to enlist (and expedites their citizenship requests); there's a reason the Pentagon pushed for (didn't hinder) moves to integrate women further into the military. There's a lso a reason why you can't join without a family care plan, or with too many dependents (unless they really need your pre-existing skills). The military is not a jobs program.

Most people don't want the trade-offs, trans or not.

According to the DOD, 71% of American young people are not physically fit to serve. We're going to turn people away now?[/quote]

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