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The feds have rules about drafting transgendered people



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I kid you not. I just found this. Kind of surprising that they get into this kind of detail. Also odd that they don't draft gays because that would hurt unit cohesion, but they think the macho military men would be a-okay with a male-to-female transgender person in their unit. Yeah. And then they say you can get an exemption anyway. Weird shit.

From the Selective Service Web site:

How does the Military Selective Service Act apply to individuals who have had a sex change? Individuals who are born female and have a sex change are not required to register. U.S. citizens or immigrants who are born male and have a sex change are still required to register. In the event of a resumption of the draft, males who have had a sex change can file a claim for an exemption from military service if they receive an order to report for examination or induction.


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