Chris0nllyn
Well-Known Member
If you believe the RAND study done last year, between 1,362 and 6,630 trans people serve in the military and costs associated with those people's transitioning would increase military spending by between $2.4 million and $8.4 million each year, or a 0.04% and 0.13% increase.
A New England Journal of Medicine study done in 2015 found that 12,800 trans people serve translating to between $4.2 million and $5.6 million extra per year in associated transition costs.
To put it in context, the military's total medical budget (via MHS) is $48 billion per year.
In order to combat erectile dysfunction, $84.24 million per year is spent on ED drugs
$115 million per year is spent shlepping pregnant women from active duty back home.
But hey, I'm sure this will totally help the GOP image and add to the list of major accomplishments by the Republicans these past few decades such as endless wars, Patriot Act [read: surveillance], awesome banking regulation changes, banning of light bulbs, and huge, ever-growing federal deficits. "We're not Hillary" only lasts so long.
A New England Journal of Medicine study done in 2015 found that 12,800 trans people serve translating to between $4.2 million and $5.6 million extra per year in associated transition costs.
To put it in context, the military's total medical budget (via MHS) is $48 billion per year.
In order to combat erectile dysfunction, $84.24 million per year is spent on ED drugs
$115 million per year is spent shlepping pregnant women from active duty back home.
But hey, I'm sure this will totally help the GOP image and add to the list of major accomplishments by the Republicans these past few decades such as endless wars, Patriot Act [read: surveillance], awesome banking regulation changes, banning of light bulbs, and huge, ever-growing federal deficits. "We're not Hillary" only lasts so long.