No Trans In The Military Says Trump

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I wouldn't ever expect the military to cover surgeries like that, but why not things like therapy? The base I was on had a great system for all sorts of mental and physical therapy that was provided to the troops. It wouldn't be an extra burden at all. And as I noted before, hormone treatment is also very inexpensive. Nothing but surgery would be a game changer here.

I would.  Full VA coverage is full VA coverage.  Projections for the full range of trans procedures have already been run, the potential cost was found to be negligible.  That includes surgery, so why would it be a game changer?  The VA already offers elective surgeries and recreational prescriptions.  As a federal body, there is no legal or legitimate way for them to fail to provide services to rightful vets on the basis of animus or even the personal beliefs or opinions of any given provider.  Getting access to things you couldn't otherwise afford..be it food and shelter, an education, travel, or medical expenses...is the number one driving force behind recruitment.  

In any case, there's this wonderful thing in the service called a soldiers right to fail, lol.  It's unrecognized and unofficial, but impossible to prevent.  Here's to hoping that they mysteriously fail to root out all those icky trans, just like they used to with all the icky gays....at least until we find an adult to sit at the big desk again.

VA coverage is different. That comes after active duty. They shouldn't have such extensive, not immediately necessary surgery while on active duty or reserve. I'm still iffy about paying for it afterward too. Same goes for other elective surgeries. I don't care enough to fight it, though.

Just to be clear, if you meant viagra is recreational, it's not. It restores a bodily function. While some people use it recreationally, that is not its intended purpose.