Trans people are serving now. RT @chrisgeidner: $1.35 Million Grant Will Examine Transgender Military Service: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/new-grant-launches-135-million-effort-to-study-transgender-m …
@Karnythia And, the Palm Center notes upfront that here, this is something Obama could fix immediately.
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@chrisgeidner If Obama just says do it there will be more trouble than transition. Command resists admitting trans people serve. -
@Karnythia Hence, a well respected research institute conducting studies to examine the impact and educate command. So ...
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@chrisgeidner I'm a vet. It bugs me that people I served with have to hide because of politics & egos. -
@Karnythia I don't disagree. But you've now criticized the study to help educate command & prospect of immediate action. What should happen? -
@chrisgeidner Studies are often used as a delaying tactic. See DADT creation & repeal. Trans people should have been included in DADT. -
@Karnythia You can't both say command would be resistant to immediate change and outside studies that could move the command are 4 "delay." -
@chrisgeidner Comnand can be resistant to an order from Obama, not to change. Discharges already don't happen in every unit.
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