Can’t see how additional commentary on this story is necessary but we do wonder if the transgender strategy is to get out of pull-ups in the men’s league or win the event in the women’s league. Think of the inspirational leadership possibilities, not to mention the recruitment possibilities . . . “be as gay as you can be” . . . Army of “Pat” . . . “We promise you a rose garden” The Few, The Pouty, The Marines. Bold our emphasis.
Transgender cadets at military academies can graduate but not serve
“There are as many as 6,600 transgender troops in the active-duty military force of about 1.3 million, according to RAND Corp. estimates. The annual price tag for the troops’ treatment, ranging from counseling, hormone treatment and surgery, was put at between $2.4 million and $8.4 million, according to RAND.”
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WASHINGTON — Two transgender cadets — one each at the Air Force and Army military academies — will be allowed to graduate this month after passing exams but will not be permitted to join the ranks of the military’s newest officers, USA TODAY has learned.
The Air Force and Army will not commission the cadets after graduation because the Pentagon has not yet established procedures for accepting new transgender troops in its ranks. The names of the cadets and their new genders were not released by the military. They must still pass exams in order to graduate.
Last year, then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter rescinded the Pentagon’s ban on transgender troops. The policy immediately allowed transgender troops to serve openly. However, the policy for accepting new troops is scheduled be developed and phased in this year. . . .
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