Transgender Ban In The US Military Needs To Be Studied After Its Armed Force Ranking Decline[VIDEO+REPORT]

U.S. transgender military ban is again becoming a hot issue after Secretary Chuck Hagel mentioned that the prohibition should be continually reviewed.

On Sunday, U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel said in an interview that a rule concerning about the transgender military ban should be studied. The U.S. military has received many criticisms for its prohibition with the transgender individuals to serve the force. With that issue, the defense department has also initiated a mandatory action that instructs military recruiters to reject any applicant that has a history with abnormalities relating to the genitalia and that these individuals should be categorized as having psychosexual condition known as paraphilia.

Hagel also emphasized during his interview that he is open with assessments regarding the transgender military ban and that every qualified American who wants to serve the country should be given an opportunity. An estimated of about 15,450 transgender personnel are believed to be serving in the military and in the National Guard and Reserve.

Although the Congress has already allowed gays and lesbians to serve the forces in 2010, the transgender military ban is said to be more complicated. Hagel said that the issue seeks medical attention which is cannot be provided in some areas. In this sense, transgender individual is known to be someone that possesses the physical characteristic of the opposite sex.

The transgender military ban has significantly affected the US military force as it ranked 40^th out of the 103 countries that were compared in terms of their armed forces. Included in the comparison is the way they include LGBT service members. According to the report from the Associated Press, Hagel's remarks have been acknowledged by the National Center for Transgender Equality.

However, the organization known as the Spart*a said, that the review was long overdue. The most prominent case of a transgender issue is the case of Chelsea Manning. She is serving 35 years in prison after becoming the source of classified documents that were leaked to WikiLeaks.