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  2. United States partial military ban on intersex people

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    It is similar in some ways to mixed gonadal dysgenesis but the conditions can be distinguished histologically. [7] The condition has several effects on the body, one of which is imbalanced hormonal output, which is why it is currently considered a disqualifying condition for military service in the United States.

  3. Military discharge - Wikipedia

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    2) Whose disability is determined to be permanent and stable; 3) Is either rated at a minimum of 30% disabled, or the member has 20 years of military service. Medical retirees are transferred to the Retired Reserve with the same retired pay and benefits as 20+ year retirees. Medically retired personnel are not subject to recall to active duty. [17]

  4. Conscription in Israel - Wikipedia

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    The second highest medical profiles are assigned to serve in the Armoured Corps, Artillery, Military Police, Border Police, and Aman. The lowest acceptable level of medical profiles are drafted into the combat support and combat service support Arms, such as the Adjutant Corps , Logistics Corps , and the Ordnance Corps .

  5. Sexual orientation and gender identity in the Israeli military

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    The Israeli Defense Forces does not consider gender dysphoria to be a disqualifying condition for service. Furthermore, the IDF considers certain transition -specific medical treatments ( hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgery) and counseling to be medically essential for transgender personnel, and, thus, pays for said treatments.

  6. Reserved occupation - Wikipedia

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    Badge given to a steelworker in 1915 to show that he was in a reserved occupation, and thus avoid receiving "white feathers" from women.. Some of the reserved occupations included clergymen, farmers, doctors, teachers and certain industrial workers such as coal miners, dock workers and train drivers and iron and steel workers.

  7. Moral Injury: The Recruits - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    “And if you read the suicide notes, the poems and writings of service members and veterans, it’s the killing; it’s failing to protect those we’re supposed to protect, whether that’s peers or innocent civilians; it’s sending people to their death if you’re a leader; failing to save the lives of those injured if you’re a medical ...

  8. Draft evasion - Wikipedia

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    Colombia maintains a large and well-funded military, often focused on counter-insurgency. [49] There is an obligatory military draft for all young men. [50] Nevertheless, according to Public Radio International, two types of draft evasion are widespread in Colombia; one is prevalent among the relatively well-off, and another is found among the ...

  9. Pink certificate - Wikipedia

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    Upon completion of their military service, Turks receive a certificate of completion; a certificate of discharge (colloquially referred to as the "pink certificate" or "rotten certificate") if they reveal their homosexual identity any time during the service, in accordance with the health regulation frameworks, or engage in homosexual acts.