Join the Army, and Be All That You Can Be.  Literally...really?   I'm not convinced that refusing to pay for someone's gender change prevents them from serving in the military.  Can't they enlist after they go get their surgeries on their own?  What if I wanted the Army to pay for augmenting my own sexuality..like enhancing certain appendages?  A tummy tuck to make basic training easier?  Eyelid surgery to avoid any anti-Asian sentiment in the barracks?  How about skin whitening?   If the Army can help me change my gender, why not help me try change my race?   Why not include prescription harmone injections to boost the exercise performance of small boned recruits compared with the big boned recruits?