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| Air Force releases guidance on transgender airmen |
| 2016-10-19 |
| [AIRFORCETIMES] The Air Force this week publicly released its guidance for how the service will incorporate transgender airmen into its ranks. "Transgender airmen serve alongside us with integrity, service and excellence," Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said in a news release announcing the guidance. "This is another step in allowing transgender airmen to serve openly, receive medical care relating to gender transition and allow transgender individuals to join the Air Force. Our strengths as a military are the quality and character of our people, and those things that make us unique are the same things that make us strong." The guidance, which was included in a memo dated Oct. 6, spells out how the Air Force will handle questions of which lodging, bathroom and shower facilities transgender airmen will use while they are transitioning. It also outlines plans for handling their fitness assessments and uniforms during the transition process. And while it warns airmen and commanders that discrimination and bias against transgender airmen will not be tolerated, the guidance also said that handling such transitions could be tricky. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Don't you mean, airxe? Quite problematic. and tsk tsk cockpit? Xerpit. And while we are at it, isn't a Herbst maneuver a bit white male racist? Perhaps Trayvon maneuver instead. Moving forward then....I see you have 30 hours of flight time this week. Most impressive considering your weekly 20 hours of Social Dynamics Class. Oh, you did not? Grounded immediately until the 20 hours, now plus a first offense 8 hours Rudimentary Orders Analysis Training. Guards, escort this airxe to the safe space. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-10-19 18:01 |
| #1 Meanwhile Russia and China concentrate on operational readiness and operational effectiveness. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2016-10-19 01:47 |