Sailors, Marines will be able to declare transgender status this fall

By Meghann Myers: Following the Defense Department’s lifting of the ban on transgender service members in June, the Navy Department is preparing to provide medical and administrative support for transitioning sailors and Marines, train personnel on the particulars of serving in a transgender-inclusive force and, by next summer, accept transgender recruits into boot camp. Read more: http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2016/08/08/sailors-and-marines-able-declare-transgender-status-fall/88403684/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Military+EBB+8-9-16&utm_term=Editorial+-+Military+-+Early+Bird+Brief