Posted on Aug 31, 2017
The military is already denying trans members healthcare, advocates claim
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And so it begins --- this is deplorable LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow Col Dona Marie Iversen Col Rebecca Lorraine Maj Kim Patterson CW3 Lindsey Muller 1LT Sandy Annala GySgt John Olson PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL COL Mikel J. Burroughs Col (Join to see) MSgt Michael Bischoff
The military is already denying trans members healthcare, advocates claim
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Read this with a large grain of salt. The author of this article claims to be a news reporter, yet it is full of opinions and not facts. If he wants to express opinions he should write an editorial. He ends the article by resorting to name calling. I have absolutely no respect for anyone who does this. I seriously doubt that the military is denying them healthcare. Elective surgery maybe, but this type of surgery is not healthcare.
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MCPON Rogers Glen Brewer, Sr. Approximation is around the same time as recovering from a pregnancy.
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I can speak on this matter. As for the availablity of trans care:
Trans care has been available for SMs for a little while, but red tape has made it so that to date no reassignment surgeries have been conducted through the system. Other gender confirming procedures have been performed, as long as it was in an MTF (military treatment facility). 3 weeks ago (today is 31Aug) All procedures were halted. As of today DHA and branch medical commands are processing waivers and conducting in house procedures again.
I will post another comment with my feelings on all of this. Obviously I am supportive of trans care.
Trans care has been available for SMs for a little while, but red tape has made it so that to date no reassignment surgeries have been conducted through the system. Other gender confirming procedures have been performed, as long as it was in an MTF (military treatment facility). 3 weeks ago (today is 31Aug) All procedures were halted. As of today DHA and branch medical commands are processing waivers and conducting in house procedures again.
I will post another comment with my feelings on all of this. Obviously I am supportive of trans care.
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Let's call it what it is ... transgenders aren't being denied all medical treatment. If they are getting denied anything, it is gender reassignment treatment/surgery. Good. That should be done before one enlists ... or after one gets out ... and not on the taxpayer dime.
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Sir, could you say the same about those new recruits coming in with emotional/mental trauma? Or those new recruits who have children prior to the military?
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SFC (Join to see) - It has been 20 years since I saw my last duty day ... but I'll take a whack at your question. To the first part of your question, provisionally yes. If the emotional/mental issues were known and not revealed, that's enlistment fraud. If they become known after enlisting and impact duty performance and readiness then release from duty ... unless, of course, the emotional/mental issues are service-connected. Whether one is allowed to procreate prior to entering the service is not a particularly sound analogy, in my view. It is a personnel issue, not a medical issue, at least directly. I suspect that if it were possible to recruit a sufficient pool of young American men and women without encumbrances (spouses and/or children) to fill the first-term enlisted ranks, we would do so. I welcome anyone with more current experience than I tossing their oar in the water ... on either side of the issue.
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