Transgender in the ranks

Lance Corporal Aaron Wixson is just one of many transgender Marines looking to identify as a man by the standards of the Pentagon. This will be evident in the attire of Wixson when he arrives at the Marine Corps. ball dressed in the suit or dress because a gender neutral tank top won't cut it. 

Wixson is receiving tremendous support from his superiors and the pentagon. But there are opposing forces with reservations. 

The two main concerns are

1) morale

2) and health care 

The marines responded with something along the lines of "there's little effect and you're dumb."

The cost of the hormone therapy and the surgeries for the transgender marine  population (which isn't too big in the long run) is a small percent set aside for the marines health care. 

As for morale (readiness), little was commented on but was thought to have "minimal impact" because, crazy enough, what organs someone has, is resulting in little consequence. Peculiar. 

As for Wixson, there are hormones and surgeries to go, but with the support from his fellow marine and the pentagon, he will transition from the women's facilities, to the men's.

 A transgender Marine comes out, tests military's new policy

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/19/politics/transgender-military-policy/index.html