Posted on 05/16/2016 11:23:41 AM PDT by armydawg505
Months before Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said the Pentagon would take steps toward allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military, Army Staff Sgt. Patricia King last year became what she believes is the first openly transgender member of the infantry. While official Pentagon policy still forbids openly transgender personnel, her commanders have been supportive, she said. King even purchased a female dress Army service uniform, anticipating that she would be able to wear it soon.
“I made a decision that owning that uniform was important to me, and I believe that our leadership is going to do the right thing,” she said.
But four months after a deadline set Carter set for a working group to finish evaluating the change, transgender service members are still waiting. Officials say disagreements remain in the Defense Department about how to move forward, suggesting that the Pentagon isn’t close to wrapping up the review, let alone instituting any changes.
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Question is how much damage can hussein do in his last 8 months and will a Pres. Trump reverse the damage.
Military= full medical.
Full 100% coverage of sex change surgery including full pay during recovery.
Do you really think it will only be just a couple?
I think it will be a flood.
So, we’ll now need an extra truck following each unit with all their hormone meds. Will it also have to supply femine hygiene products for imaginary periods? Oh, the huge manatee when one gets shot in their fake boob or pec. Do you really want to be in a fox hole with one who is having a bad hair day or chipped their nail polish?
Mental illness used to disqualify applicants for military service. Now they’ll take crazies, if they’re the “right kind” of crazy!
my guess is that the army is just delaying to the next election when sanity returns to the White House
About as much as has gone wrong with putting the government in the hands of the morally ill.
Can’t argue with you there. Morally ill is the perfect way to describe them.
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