The Implications of Allowing Transgender Personnel to Serve Openly in the U.S. Military

Schaefer, Agnes Gereben; Iyengar Plumb, Radha; Kadiyala, Srikanth; Kavanagh, Jennifer; Engel, Charles C.; Williams, Kayla M.; Kress, Amii M.

To inform a potential change in policy, a RAND study examined the health care needs of transgender military personnel, costs of gender transition–related care and potential readiness implications of allowing transgender personnel to serve openly.