Assessing the Implications of Allowing Transgender Personnel to Serve Openly

• Main Author: Schaefer, Agnes Gereben (auth)
• Other Authors: Iyengar, Radha (auth), Kadiyala, Srikanth (auth), Kavanagh, Jennifer (auth), Engel, Charles C. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2016
• Subjects: Medicolegal issues; Gay & Lesbian studies; Military engineering; Sociology; Health Sciences; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a change in policy to allow transgender military personnel to serve openly. A RAND study examined the health care needs of transgender personnel, the costs of gender transition-related care, and the potential readiness implications of a policy change. Th...