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Isn’t this Gender affirming care? /s
the military already covered care for testosterone deficiency as part of its free healthcare
That's socialism!?!
Standing in line to eat the same food, giving your all to protect/help your comrades when they are vulnerable and can't fight for themselves, uniforms, sacrificing your individuality for the greater good.
Every Army ever is communism.
The US military is the most socialist organization in that country.
usually it involves symptoms of those deficiencies though.
The serious response I have is that the end-goal matters. It doesn’t seem like screening for a medical condition that involves hormones is automatically gender-affirming.
No, no. Just announcing the policy makes Pete feel more like a man's manly man.
Screening? No not really; but they’re giving TRT to soldiers who aren’t at their peak.
So it’s gender-affirming care.
Is the /s necessary?
Completely unsarcastically, yes. So are the "Full Mast Men's Mega Growth XXL Hormone Treatment" ads you see everywhere
HRT is fundamental enough to just be considered healthcare - lots of people do it to address real symptoms, regardless of their gender identity.
I honestly have trouble complaining about this. Screening is voluntary and they are offering treatment as well.
I know Kegsbreath will only approve it because GRAH! ALPHA MALE! but I’ll consider it a case of a broken clock being right twice a day.