President Trump on Wednesday announced that the military would no longer allow transgender people to serve, citing both “the tremendous medical costs and disruption” that would be caused by their integration into U.S. forces.
….victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
But at least two studies in recent years have found that the cost of medical care for transgender service members would be minimal.
A June 2016 study from the RAND Corporation estimated that there were between 1,320 and 6,630 transgender active-duty service members — out of 1.3 million service members in total — and noted that not all of them would seek treatment related to gender transitioning. The study also estimated that the cost associated with medical care for gender transition would only increase military health care expenditures by between $2.4 million and $8.4 million each year — an increase of between 0.04 and 0.13 percent.
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So, are there any statistics on militarily funded transgendered people serving as career soldiers?
The service should not use tax payer money to change anyones sexual preference. If person wants to do this it is their choice. Discharge them and they can use their buck to do as they please. Since all of this political correctness and liberal thinking our services have gone to hell in a hand basket. Only 5.6 Mil. Mere pittance. No problem.
The service has should not use tax payer money to change anyones sexual preference. If person wants to do this it is their choice. Discharge them and they can use their buck to do as they please. Since all of this political correctness and liberal thinking our services have gone to hell in a hand basket.
Why in the world would the tax payers need to pay for gender reassignment surgery?!?!?!? What if a female in the military wanted a facelift? If that covered? Or a straight man wanted a penis enlargement?!?!?! Covered??? This is ridiculous…if you want elective surgery, save up and pay for it otherwise take a hike.
The Rand study estimated the total cost of “gender reassignment” treatment for an estimated number (2,450) of transsexuals in active military service in 2016 — *when the rules barred transsexuals from enlisting* and serving — and concluded that this cost was minimal in comparison to the total cost of medical treatment for all active-duty military. It is misleading, if not deceitful, to cite this finding as proof that the total cost of providing such medical treatment to transsexuals in the military will be minimal when the ban on transsexual enlistment is lifted. Furthermore, the bottom line should not be the total cost of “gender reassignment” treatment compared to the total cost of medical treatment for everyone on active duty but the average cost of medical treatment, including “gender reassignment” treatment, for transsexuals compared with the average cost of medical treatment for non-transsexuals.
In a earlier I posted all the procedure’s to go from male to female its between 2+ years
First of all transgender people volunteered to serve and protect our.country they should be entitled to health care insuranceasany other military person. Second not all transgender people want reassignment surgery and if they do it should be covered under their insurance plan. Third transgender people are like anyone else…. they have the same mental health issues as anyone else. If you’ve were informed and research the topic, a lot of soldiers suffer from depression , anxiety, and other mental health issues. Fourth, it takes several years to qualify mentally for reassignment surgery. I DOUBT someone would join the military and put their life on the line to get insurance for reassignment surgery! Fifth, the number of transgender people in the military aren’t even a significant amount … something like 12,000 soldiers identify as transgender, and less than 200 would want or surgery! Give transgender people a fricking break, give them surgery if they want it! Damn their fighting for their country and risk to their lives..they deserve to have surgery if they want it! How wouldnyiu feel if you were trapped in the wrong body? It is a necessary surgery if your in their position! This transgender issue shouldn’t even matter because they are just like anyone else and deserve the same thing that ever other soldier is entitled too!
If they were like everyone else they wouldn’t need that surgery.
No one has a right to enlist or serve in the military regardless of his mental, medical, or psychological condition or capabilities. People are excluded for all kinds of reasons, including flat feet, short stature, and low intelligence. It is entirely reasonable to exclude transsexuals from the military to avoid burdening taxpayers with the inordinate expense of gender-reassignment treatment and because of the likelihood the treatment would impair availability for duty.
And no they don’t have the same mental health issues as other people when they join the military. 40% of transsexuals have attempted suicide. The military is training killers. They don’t need people already mentally unstable joining.