Aeolus451 on 27 July 2017
| TallSilhouette said: I really don't see how anyone can defend this. Even if the extra medical costs were at all significant (they aren't), you're talking about categorically denying a class of citizen - who've done nothing wrong - their basic civil rights. If this were really about cost and combat effectiveness, you could simply not cover reassignment related expenses or exclude from combat roles, but that's not the case. This is blatant persecution, plain and simple. Trump sure is fighting for the LGBT community, alright. Just when you think this administration has hit a new low... |
Serving in the military is not a person's right. The selection of troops needs to be pragmatic above politicians using it for identity politics. People are denied entry for physical health issues, mental health issues, lack of ability for what they need at the time and lack of intelligence. Trans people typically have alot of mental health issues (that alone is enough not to let them in) and trying to change alot of military policies so they can be included is not pragmatic at all.
