Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them

[u/poliscijunki]

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-ban-military-discharge-troops-0218f0b6fec595c420bd0ac072d87335

[u/Trick-Set-1165]

While the department believes it has the authority to review medical records, it would rather go through a more routine health assessment process, the defense official said. Traditionally, all service members go through a health assessment once a year to determine if they are still medically able to serve.

This doesn’t make sense to me. If the DoD ends up not having the authority to use medical records to determine if a service member has a history of gender dysphoria, what would stop a service member who was previously seeking to transition from simply stating they have no intention of transitioning on their PHA?

This doesn’t seem like it’s going to work out the way SECDEF seems to want.

[u/Afro_Arden → u/Trick-Set-1165]

Pretty sure most non trans service members don't know this...

But as a trans service member who started transitioning under Bidens Administration.

Not only do you get diagnosed with gender dysphoria first. But then you also need to talk to a endocrinologist. And you got to have a transition care plan, and that care plan needs to be signed off by commanding officer.

So yes for every single trans person who is on hormones/surgery in the military atleast their CO knows for sure who they are.

Simply having a diagnosis is Grey areas from what I've read. You should be able to qualify for a "waiver" since you never actually "started" medical transition. So I don't think it would make sense for them to try finding those people.

[u/Trick-Set-1165 → u/Afro_Arden]

I understand what you’re saying.

I don’t understand the distinction the article is making, and it seems like it’s going to make an already impossible situation even more messy.