It is no secret that both CJ and I are not fans of the repeal of DADT. In fact one of the arguments that CJ, myself and many other anti-DADT milbloggers have raised is where does it end? Who is next? Who will the DOD have to bow down to next to give them a fair shake? Necropihlia, Zoophilia, Transgenders?
Now I know you may be saying “Come on Troy that will never happen, you are being silly”
Am I?
But when she watched President Obama last month sign the hard-fought bill allowing for the ban’s repeal, melancholy tinged her satisfaction.
"This is another bridesmaid moment for the transgender community," the 51-year-old San Diego resident said.
The "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy now heading toward history does not apply to transgender recruits, who are automatically disqualified as unfit for service. But the military’s long-standing posture on gender-identity has not prevented transgender citizens from signing up before they come out, or from obtaining psychological counseling, hormones and routine health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs once they return to civilian life.
"There is really no question, it’s just a matter of when," said former Army Capt. Allyson Robinson, 40, a 1994 West Point graduate who has spoken to sociology classes at the alma mater she attended as a male cadet. "There are active-duty, as well as reserve and national guard transgender servicemembers, serving today."
Yeah, that is right. Before the repeal is even in place, the transtesticles transgenders have already started to push for “their” right to serve.
You can read the whole story at http://www.military.com/news/article/transgender-vets-want-military-access.html
Don’t say we didn’t warn ya.
