Banning Transgender Troops Could Cost U.S.$960 Million, Report Says

NBC News ^ | August 15, 2017 | by MEDARDO PEREZ

[Oldeconomybuyer]

A new report estimates banning transgender service members would set the U.S. back $960 million, challenging President Donald Trump's pro-ban argument about "the tremendous medical costs" associated with permitting transgender people to serve in the military.

The report, co-authored by the Palm Center and current and retired professors at the Naval Postgraduate School, estimates the cost to replace transgender service members would be 100 times greater than current estimates for the annual cost of providing them transition-related care.

"President Trump said that he wants to fire honorably serving transgender troops in order to save money, but that begs the question, 'How much money would it cost to implement the President's vision?'" Palm Center Executive Director Aaron Belkin said.

"It would be much more expensive to fire transgender troops then to let them keep serving. The President wants to spend $1 dollar to save a dime, and that really doesn't make much business sense."

[Oldeconomybuyer]

"The Palm Center is an independent research institute committed to sponsoring state-of-the-art scholarship to enhance the quality of public dialogue about critical and controversial public policy issues.

Michael D. Palm was a gifted educator, musician, athlete, business person, and dear friend to all who knew him.

Michael, who died of complications from AIDS in Telluride in August 1998, served on the Board of Directors of Gay Men’s Health Crisis and was a strong supporter of civil rights."

[Mr. K]

Because NOT doing something is so expensive.

[Rurudyne]

Ban them anyway.

And we also need to go back to pre-Clinton era Ask-Tell as well.

[JMS]

It’s the military, they have replacements on hand. They’re not looking to replace a specific trans soldier.

[TBP]

Where does teh media find these ridiculous studies?

[blackdog]

That's a lot of vaginal dilators and penile implants! Sheesh!

[ColdOne]

Out of their rear ends.

[Jim Robinson]

b/s

[ExTxMarine]

Well, by that logic, anyone who creates problems while in the military (unit cohesion, in ability to deploy because of elective surgeries, sells secrets to the enemy, you know, just your average problem child) should be kept in for as long as possible, so that the military doesn’t have to replace them!!

[CincyRichieRich]

Horse feathers.

However, if it saves one soldier or marine, then it was worth it.

[Paladin2]

I have a report that says the Left has cost Americans Trillion$ over the decades.

[Paladin2]

Bradly being the poster boy for that....

[blackdog]

Oh and I forgot the breast implants and removals. How much does one set of naughty bits sewn in cost these days?

[Gay State Conservative]

Dropping them is,in the long run,far cheaper than keeping them.*And* our Armed Forces are far more “mission ready” without them.

[SaveFerris]

NBC is another Obama mouthpiece.

But, we already knew that.

[GnuThere]

Stop the hormones and cancel any surgeries and give the active military a deadline to get out.
No way does that cancel the benefit of NOT having the military flooded by mentally ill people wanting free surgeries and hormones!

[blackdog]

"Where does teh media find these ridiculous studies?"{

Fresh off the fax machine from Vallerie Jarret in Otwinkie's basement. That's where.

[ColdOne]

The cost of keeping moral in military up........priceless!

[Skywise]

It’s more expensive to train a soldier than pay for lifetime transgender care (and it IS lifetime)

BS

[ColdOne]

;)