Morano asks about pre/post DADT repeal discharge upgrade differences
Morano asks about differences in veterans discharged pre vs. post DADT repeal seeking upgrades. Nicole says they are tracking this anecdotally, seeing veterans come in due to the trans ban, and are preparing for increased engagement.
I noticed you alluded to the trans ban earlier.
Have you observed a difference in the number of veterans who were discharged pre and post the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell seeking discharge characterization upgrades?
This is something that we have been seeing anecdotally.
So we are still working on what those exact numbers look like, but we have had veterans come to us because of the trans ban, and we're working on seeing what support we can provide.
In some cases, it may necessarily not just be the discharge upgrade and other issues that have came up, but this is something that we are actively tracking.
As we think on the Don't Ask, Don't Tell side, we're monitoring the lifelong effects of that, even from when someone gets their discharge upgrade, but we're anticipating and preparing for more of those that will be engaging with us because of the trans ban.