Posted on 07/13/2015 12:12:06 PM PDT by jazusamo
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon leaders are finalizing plans aimed at lifting the ban on transgender individuals in the military, with the goal of formally ending one of the last gender- or sexuality-based barriers to military service, senior U.S. officials told The Associated Press.
An announcement is expected this week, and the services would have six months to assess the impact of the change and work out the details, the officials said Monday. Military chiefs wanted time to methodically work through the legal, medical and administrative issues and develop training to ease any transition, and senior leaders believed six months would be sufficient.
During that time, transgender individuals would still not be able to join the military, but any decisions to force out those already serving would be referred to the Pentagon's acting undersecretary for personnel, the officials said. One senior official said the goal was to avoid forcing any transgender service members to leave during that time.
Several officials familiar with the planning spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about the issue publicly before the final details have been worked out.
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That seems queer to me.
Something like half try at least once to commit suicide. How is that a good breeding ground as a source for American soldiers?
Wait ‘til Traitorobama allows necrophiles, bestophiles, and every other wackophile into the military.
Of course they are. Everyone knows this will further degrade our military, and that’s the goal...right?
The new and improved Pantygon
We are so politically correct that we have lost all common sense.
The common sense tells us that the military is very different from civilian life.
And the military needs people in good shape mentally physically emotionally.
But we aren’t allowed to say that somebody who thinks he is a woman trapped in a man’s body has problems. We aren’t allowed to think that such problems could compromise military readiness or military missions.
We worship at the altar of non discrimination so that even somebody who wants his blank cut off is deemed fit for service.
Political correctness may yet get us all killed.
Okay, soldier, now turn your head and cou....
.....nevermind
That sets the precedent.
Basic Training is really hard and unfair to fat or weak people. It’s particularly unfair to physically or mentally challenged people. Obviously we need to tone down basic training.
What could possibly go wrong? ...
I think that's what Obama is hoping, and I suspect that sentiment is shared by many of his America-hating friends.
Ouster of Marine officer overseeing female boot camp training sparks controversy
Because laying off 40,000 wasn’t doing it fast enough.
I hop he wasn’t wearing that after Labor Day................
Caitlyn Jenner, please report for duty
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