02567nam 2200493 450 991021996650332120220901214034.00-8330-9439-4(CKB)3710000000749362(MiAaPQ)EBC4592479(OCoLC)1091449232(EXLCZ)99371000000074936220160811h20162016 ua 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAssessing the implications of allowing transgender personnel to serve openly /Agnes Gereben Schaefer [et al.]Santa Monica, CA :RAND Corporation,2016.©20161 online resource (xix, 91 pages) color charts"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."0-8330-9436-X Includes bibliographical references."Recent U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) policy banned transgender personnel from serving openly in the military. Potential changes to this policy raised questions regarding access to gender transition--related health care, the range of transition-related treatments that DoD will need to provide, the potential costs associated with these treatments, and the impact of these health care needs on force readiness and the deployability of transgender service members. A RAND study identified the health care needs of the transgender population and transgender service members in particular. It also examined the costs of covering transition-related treatments, assessed the potential readiness implications of a policy change, and reviewed the experiences of foreign militaries that permit transgender personnel to serve openly"--Publisher's descriptionTransgender military personnelUnited StatesGay military personnelGovernment policyUnited StatesIntersex military personnelUnited StatesUnited StatesArmed ForcesMinoritiesTransgender military personnelGay military personnelGovernment policyIntersex military personnel306.270973Schaefer Agnes Gereben942234Schaefer Agnes GerebenNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219966503321Assessing the implications of allowing transgender personnel to serve openly3540470UNINA