(July 26, 2017 at 11:01 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: The most comprehensive study on Trans on combat readiness was done in Canada before Trans were permitted to serve .It found no serious effects on combat readiness . So this disability argument is bullocks .
Well from my understanding, the disability argument people have been using isn't that trans folks wouldn't be able to perform well. It's that they would need to take a lot of time off for surgeries and therapies, and would not be deployable because the treatments they need aren't available overseas. And there's also the issue of costs to the military that could go towards safer equipment, newer planes, etc. That is their argument as far as "disabilities" goes.
But again, the way I see it, there's a simple solution to this - don't do these surgeries/therapies while on active duty status, don't include reassignment surgery in the insurance plan. I personally don't see how banning all trans people outright is necessary here. If that's the only argument they have, that's a pretty weak one IMHO.
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