Military officials are using medical and personnel data to uncover troops with current or past gender dysphoria as the Pentagon moves ahead with separations.
In this Sept. 7, 2016, photo, Dr. David Klein, chief of adolescent medicine at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital and an Air Force Major, listens to the heartbeat of Jenn Brewer, 13, at her monthly doctors appointment visit for monitoring of her treatment at the Pediatric Clinic at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Fort Belvoir, Va. Brewer is transitioning from male to female. Starting Oct. 3, the military’s health insurance will cover transgender-related services that include hormone therapy and supportive counseling. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Reservists no longer need to demonstrate that their period of active duty service was connected to a war to qualify for transitional health care coverage.
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