US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service

[Robert W]

Retirement is only for those with 20 years or more service.


If you can’t fulfill your obligations then you are cut from the military at any time. You have no entitlement to stay in until 20 years if you can’t meet the requirements.

Worse, the AF will pay them lump sums to quit.

 

[fncceo]

Prove it.

If you chose a sex on your enlistment form - which you would be required to do - and you chose to change it later … then you either lied on your enlistment form or you didn’t disclose the mental health issues related to your gender dysphoria

 

[1srelluc]

If you chose a sex on your enlistment form - which you would be required to do - and you chose to change it later … then you either lied on your enlistment form or you didn’t disclose the mental health issues related to your gender dysphoria

Boom!

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Okay, not seeing a problem here.

You only get retirement after 20 years. If you serve 15 years and are involuntarily separated, you receive one month of service credit for every year served.

But it only applies to transgender service members?

 

[pknopp]

If you chose a sex on your enlistment form - which you would be required to do - and you chose to change it later … then you either lied on your enlistment form or you didn’t disclose the mental health issues related to your gender dysphoria

Just happened.

 

[fncceo]

Just happened.

Adult onset homosexuality?

Haven’t you been assuring us for years that it’s something you’re “born with”?

 

[pknopp]

Adult onset homosexuality?

Haven’t you been assuring us for years that it’s something you’re “born with”?

I thought you all thought it was a choice?

 

[JoeB131]

People with diagnosed medical issues arent just tossed.

Actually, you'd be amazed what people are tossed for.

The services issue 30,000 Medical discharges every year.

Lost in the System: What the Data Says About Medical Discharges

Why Thousands of Service Members Are Quietly Pushed Out Each YearWhen most Americans think of military discharge, they imagine combat-related injuries or long years of service. But for thousands of troops each year, discharge comes much sooner—and under very different circumstances.Medical...

www.covenantofcourage.com

So the question is, is Gender Dysmorphia- a recognized mental illness in the DSM-V - a suitable reason to discharge someone medically?

Um. Yeah. It most certainly is. Or at least that's the position of the current administration.

 

[JoeB131]

Who are you and what have you done with JoeB???!??!!??

Nothing. I'm all for transgender rights.

I am all for disabled rights, but I don't think we need to put wheelchair ramps on tanks.

 

[JoeB131]

But it only applies to transgender service members?

Actually, if it happens to any member for any reason. There are a number of reasons why people are forced out. For instance, after the Gulf War, the military did a major force reduction and people who kind of got by for years were barred from re-enlisting or forced out early.

 

[JoeB131]

Worse, the AF will pay them lump sums to quit.

Nope, that's actually their own fault. If the service FORCES you out involuntarily, for reasons other than your conduct, they have to pay you separation pay.

 

[Dragonlady]

Very Trumpian. Just renege on a contract.

This is nothing new for veterans. Republicans have been cutting veterans’ benefits at every turn for years.

Trump is firing VA doctors, nurses and hospital staff. These medical care staffers are specialists the treatment of battlefield wounds, PTSD, limb loss and rehabilitation, or chemical exposures.

He’s trying to direct vets to private practice medical care where there are no specialized staff or services for vets exist. The costs to the VA a rising as a result, as private practice treatment is much more expensive and much less effective.

 

[GLASNOST]

US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service​

Will real women be called WAF again?