The first openly transgender recruit has passed both the physical and medical exams and signed a military service contract, DoD confirmed.
The recruit, from Illinois, was not immediately identified by gender or service.
Openly transgender individuals have not previously been able to join the military. But policy changes implemented by former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, and a series of court cases, opened a path for them to enlist, beginning Jan. 1.
Currently serving transgender recruits and those seeking to join the military may still be impacted by final guidance that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sent to the White House last week. An informal poll by Military Times last year found that a majority of readers opposed having transgender service members.
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Which physical fitness test will this changeling have to pass to stay in? It should always be the harder one!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of what COL Jessup (A Few Good Men) said:
ReplyDelete"I would rather you just said "thank you," and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest that you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to."
The Military deserves what it gets . . .
ReplyDeleteWe have become a country full of entitlements and mental illnesses.
ReplyDeleteThere was a time in this once great country when these whackos would have been institutionalized for their mental illness.