RE: No Trans In The Military Says Trump
July 27, 2017 at 2:48 pm
(This post was last modified: July 27, 2017 at 2:49 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(July 27, 2017 at 2:38 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: And the nature of the military is changing too. A drone does care who's at the controls. Nevertheless there may be other considerations - people with any condition, from a compromised immune system to suicidal tendencies, shouldn't be serving if their condition requires disproportionate medical monitoring.They go on profile until they've been cleared.
Quote:Everything is fine when people are on a base. But the military needs to plan for the most extreme circumstances of war, such as when troops (even a drone operator or pencil pusher) are trapped behind enemy lines for long periods of time, hungry, exhausted, exposed to harsh environmental conditions, and without medical supplies or support. Maybe, someone is fine to serve as long as he has a steady supply of Zoloft (or whatever), but what about when the meds run out and he's still responsible for military grade weapons.
That's a scenario that will only be faced by 1/12th of our armed forces at the worst, and only temporarily. Meanwhile, combat arms -do- take antidepressants when they need to - particularly in order to perform their duties. If "the meds run out" he's about to die. That's the only way that can happen.
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