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xixgun · M
I will explain this one [u]LAST[/u] time for all you 18-21 year olds who have never [b]been[/b] in the military but like to tell how you "know so much" about it.
The military will not take in anyone with a medical condition which will require lifetime or specialized medication. Epilepsy, diabetes, and transgendered individuals (to name a few) are all treated equally. If a condition arises once an individual is in, they are usually given a medical discharge as the primary mission of any active duty military personnel is to go to war.
In war time, medications which need to be refrigerated or must be given at specific times, are impractical and impossible to keep and administer.
So, no, it is NOT the individuals and their proclivities or preferences which keep them out of the military; but their medical conditions.
Here endeth the lesson.
The military will not take in anyone with a medical condition which will require lifetime or specialized medication. Epilepsy, diabetes, and transgendered individuals (to name a few) are all treated equally. If a condition arises once an individual is in, they are usually given a medical discharge as the primary mission of any active duty military personnel is to go to war.
In war time, medications which need to be refrigerated or must be given at specific times, are impractical and impossible to keep and administer.
So, no, it is NOT the individuals and their proclivities or preferences which keep them out of the military; but their medical conditions.
Here endeth the lesson.
DragonFruit · 61-69, M
@xixgun Not all transgender individuals are transitioning at the time they are serving (and many have served already). To have a transgender ban is singling them out regardless of medical condition. Many with controllable diabetes have also served....and they are not banned (though some diabetics may be excluded due to their medical condition). I [b] have [/b] served in the military, and I’m 64 years old....banning all transgenders from service IS singling them out and keeping them out of the military because of reasons other than simply medical.
xixgun · M
@DragonFruit Luckily, it's not a concern you or I have to deal with.