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Chelsea Manning and being transgender in the military
Cimara:
Thank you for explaining. I am amazed the military has become so accepting of trans people. Perhaps you can answer another question. Someone told me they have "selective service" here in the USA . How does that work? Are you exempt if you are trans? And are you exempt if you were not born here? I know they restarted required military service in my own country but I do not know if they do it here.
Wendywishes:
--- Quote from: Cimara on May 20, 2017, 02:47:02 pm ---Thank you for explaining. I am amazed the military has become so accepting of trans people. Perhaps you can answer another question. Someone told me they have "selective service" here in the USA . How does that work? Are you exempt if you are trans? And are you exempt if you were not born here? I know they restarted required military service in my own country but I do not know if they do it here.
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I'm amazed, too, Cimara. However, just because the policy has changed doesn't mean everyone in the military is so accepting...
All "selective service" means is that all males who are US citizens have to be registered with government if they are between 18-25, in case there is ever another military draft (like during the Vietnam conflict). I don't believe there are any exceptions to registering, so if you are a male US citizen between 18-25, even if not born here, you have to register. But, having a diagnosis of gender dysphoria would currently disqualify you from actually joining. There is no conscription or mandatory military service here.
AnneK:
--- Quote ---And are you exempt if you were not born here?
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I don't know about now, but during the Viet Nam war, some Canadians were drafted, as they were U.S. citizens, despite never having lived there. Does the U.S. still have a draft? I thought it ended years ago.
tgchar21:
--- Quote from: AnneK on May 20, 2017, 03:03:17 pm ---Does the U.S. still have a draft? I thought it ended years ago.
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No active draft, but the registration requirement for males 18-25 continues.
Rakel:
Getting back on track, Chelsea Manning was given a dishonorable discharge from the Army which will disqualify her from medical care at any VA Hospital.
Also take a look at the wikipedia article on Chelsea.
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Manning
She appears to have been on some HRT before release from prison.
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