The numbers would likely be WORSE than that without Trump’s policy change, because no one really knows how many new recruits would be attracted by free surgery etc. I’m not imagining that very many young people tempted by the “transgender” b.s. are naturally inclined toward military service, but many might be lured by the incentive of having all surgery and hormone treatments, etc. paid for. An 18 or 20 yr old who has no ready way to pay for the “transgender” madness could see the Obama military as the transgender Sugar Daddy.
Just another reason to suspect the Obama policy will be costly, and it’s good that President Trump is changing course.
They would have the surgery at the expense of taxpayers and then find some reason or some way to get out.
Same as the ones who commit crimes so they can go to jail or prison and get the sex change surgeries.
I’ve been trying to find out if the military also provides gender reassignment for family members. I haven’t found out either way. I can easily imagine a scenario where a transsexual couple both get their surgeries from the military with only one of them actually serving.