Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted July 26, 2017 Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2017 This morning (7/26/2017), President trump issued a statement that transgender people can no longer server in any capacity in the U.S. military. At this point in time, his tweet has no enforcement power. However, if President Trump were to issue such an Executive Order (EO), that would establish a policy that could be enforced. What President Trump, probably does not realize, is that such an EO would establish the right of a transgender person to have their reassignment surgery at government expense and to receive, at government expense, the ongoing clinical care that is required following such surgery. These expenses would probably fall on the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Why: Conditions that either arise during a period of military service, or that may have preexisted, but become more pronounced (worse) during military service are the conditions that may require the government to compensate for and/or provide clinical care to include on an ongoing basis. By establishing the transgender condition as an ipso facto disqualification for further military service, President Trump will open this up to required services and compensation by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. I believe that the Federal courts will so order if litigated. I will suggest that the case of Chelsea Manning provides the precedent for such. Quote Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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