All It Will Take Is A Stroke Of A Pen

That is all it will take to allow trans-servicemembers to serve in the military. There are no laws banning us like there was for lesbians and gays, there is no Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.

The Pentagon can easily drop its ban on transgender troops, study finds
Washington Post
By Dan Lamothe
August 25, 2014

The results of a forthcoming study, which was provided to Checkpoint, found that a repeal on transgender service could be lifted in a way that would not be burdensome or exceedingly complex for the military. The Palm Center, a think tank in San Francisco that promotes the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the military, says that there already are 15,500 transgender personnel in the U.S. military, but they are not allowed to serve openly.
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The report says that any change must promote military readiness, comprehensively cover all of the Defense Department and minimize rules that treat transgender service members differently. A policy change also should provide medical care to transgender personnel, apply lessons from the estimated 18 other countries that already allow it, and provide flexibility so that individual service members and their commanding officers can develop a transition plan as they shift genders, the study recommended.

The commission advocates treating gender transition surgery undertaken before military service “no differently from any other surgery that potential recruits may undergo.” Active-duty service members who determine they need transition surgery should be treated the same as service members who need to recover from other more common surgeries. Gender-specific uniform items, like skirts, should be issued all at once, in order to prevent embarrassment, the commission found.

The study points out that an estimated 18 other countries allow transgender servicemembers without problems.

The article also said that the study also recommended that trans-men should be required to register for register with the Selective Service Administration if they are between 18 and 25 just as cisgender males have to do.

In an article in MassLive,

Retired US generals come out in support of allowing transgender soldiers to serve openly in military
By Robert Rizzuto
August 26, 2014

Has the time come to stop throwing transgender service members out of the United States military when they are discovered?

At least three retired U.S. generals think so, and their battle cry is being backed up by a report concluding that if the United States was to join the 18 other nations which allow transgender troops to serve openly, the result would be a better military.
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"We spent three months serving on a research commission that investigated administrative aspects of transgender military service, with a view toward maintaining readiness and alignment with core military values of dignity and respect. Today, our commission releases a report, which focuses on how to implement inclusive policy in allowing transgender Americans to serve their country," the three retired generals said in a joint statement. "Our conclusion is that allowing transgender personnel to serve openly is administratively feasible and will not be burdensome or complicated. Three months have passed since Defense Secretary Hagel announced a willingness to review the military's ban on transgender service, an effort the White House indicated it supports. Our new report shows that implementation could proceed immediately and will be successful in its execution.”

What is keeping us out of the military is a regulation not a law, so all the President and Defense Sectary Hegal have to do to allow trans-sevicemembers to serve is pick up a pen and repeal the regulation.

This is the full report…

  Report of Planning Commission on Transgender Military Service