Isn’t this Gender affirming care? /s
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It's a bunch of men about to find out that testosterone isn't that important, or about to become very neurotic and insecure about it.
Personally I think we should also test their blood flow responses when shown certain images, and do Kinsey scale testing as well.
Really shock them with some self-knowledge and hate for governments overstepping their boundaries.
very neurotic and insecure
$100 on neurotic and insecure!
I am almost entirely hairless below my neck and have a full head of hair in my mid 40s.
I am probably on the low end of the testosterone scale.
I'm also 5'6".
I never let it stop me from being an absolute horn dog and doing pretty darn well if I do say so myself.
Happiness is the goal
Everything else is nonsense
I am almost entirely hairless below my neck
Me t...
have a full head of hair in my mid 40s.
... Never mind.
I am almost entirely hairless from my neck down and have a full head of hair and the last time my testosterone was tested it was at 1332 when the scale typically tops out at 1100.
I'm in my mid 30s.
You might have androgen insensitivity syndrome, I do not think that I do, as I have recently started growing facial hair. It's just been a very long and slow process for me.
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the military already covered care for testosterone deficiency as part of its free healthcare
That's socialism!?!
Standing in line to eat the same food, giving your all to protect/help your comrades when they are vulnerable and can't fight for themselves, uniforms, sacrificing your individuality for the greater good.
Every Army ever is communism.
The US military is the most socialist organization in that country.
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Completely unsarcastically, yes. So are the "Full Mast Men's Mega Growth XXL Hormone Treatment" ads you see everywhere
The serious response I have is that the end-goal matters. It doesn’t seem like screening for a medical condition that involves hormones is automatically gender-affirming.
No, no. Just announcing the policy makes Pete feel more like a man's manly man.
Screening? No not really; but they’re giving TRT to soldiers who aren’t at their peak.
So it’s gender-affirming care.
The defense department plans to offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to any service members who show low levels of the hormone.
Is the /s necessary?
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There's a straightforward explanation for this.
Pete Hegseth is a fucking idiot.
I think this is an attempt to further justify eliminating senior military that oppose unlawful orders. You make less T as you age. Plenty of 30 year old, lead brained, country bumpkin dumbfuck MAGAts in entry level officer positions they can randomly make generals.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a new Pentagon initiative mandating annual testosterone screenings for all military service members aged 30 and older to maintain a "tactical advantage." Troops who test low will be offered voluntary testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), a move the Pentagon chief framed as keeping the military on the "leading edge of lethality" while nicknaming the Pentagon "The High-T Department of War."
A 30 year old service member has over a decade of experience. This is orders of magnitude more valuable and important than whatever bullshit pseudo science bullshit this alcohol-brained dumbass is pushing there.
I'm guessing a 30 year old service member is far less likely to be in an active combat role (special forces aside) and more likely to be doing administration, leadership, teaching, logistics, etc.
You know, roles where keeping a cool head is especially important.
I thought TRT messes up your body's ability to produce testosterone naturally. Not good.
Testosterone production drops quite significantly over time. We generally accept hormonal therapy for women often for a majority of their life; it’s not necessarily something to condemn. However, it’s not really well developed (shots every few weeks makes the testosterone level ridiculously high for a while and then drop to pretty low levels as the date for the next dose approaches) and there’s a really good chance they’ll overprescribe on the “manly drugs”. There’s a good number of side effects, including being a dumb-dumb, as Pete demonstrated.
Exogenous testosterone does (often permanently) drop natural production. If they’re signing up for a lifetime of free TRT, it’s probably not really a concern. I somehow doubt that they will, and suspect that the low T is “not service related as there was a demonstrable low T level 10 years ago.”
Troops who test low will be offered voluntary testosterone replacement therapy (TRT)
So... Hrt?
Testosterone isn't like... You need a certain level to be a real man or something.
Hormones are very complex but here is something.
Low status males have more testosterone.
Men who have children have lower testosterone.
It isn't as simple as more=better.
It likely is, in part, related to aggression when too high.
Lower levels as men get older doesn't really seem to be a problem except advertising tells men it means they aren't good enough anymore and definitely need to buy their products to increase it.
As a feminist I am equally appalled at the attack on men's bodies as those on women.
I think there has been this big shift to constantly tell men there is something wrong with them and to sell them a fix.
It's disgusting.
I watch TV sometimes (antenna, and mostly Xena or x-files) in the evening and it's non stop erectile dysfunction medication commercials or hair loss. Or testosterone boosting supplements.
Jesus , leave men alone. They have enough shit to worry about without making them insecure about existing. The commercials are so dystopian from my female perspective.
Idk how they make men feel but nothing good.
Low status males have more testosterone.
Getting some strong Andrew Tate's vibes here
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I was chuckling until I saw the community. But then, you really couldn't make this up.
It's too on-the-nose to be satire
Why are they so enormously homoerotic? If you want to suck a dick, go for it. Grindr is a thing.
So either get railed or fuck your bottoms until they are in heaven.
But god fucking damn it, stop screwing with the world.
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For women service members too?
Women will be phased out of the military.
Men only.
Manly, high T men.
Strong, manly, sexy — uhhh...
I've learned recently that I'm low-T and have had indicative symptoms all my life, and it may even have factored into my major depression.
And though my endocrinologist recommends replacement therapy, I'm genuinely afraid I'll turn into Pete Hegseth.
Before you get your next tattoo, just double check that it’s not more than “just a cool looking skull”.
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Who needs a functioning endocrine system anyways? That shits overrated.
Give our special little boys all the gear.
I am getting "low T energy" from this guy
Let me guess, Pistol Pete is going to do the assessments personally, by cupping the balls of only the most manly of soldiers, because he can judge the amount of testosterone by the weight.
RFK, Jr showed them how to do it, he's been doing it all his life, and they all had a hilarious night in the Oval Office, practicing on each other. Stephen "PeeWee Himmler" Miller had the tiniest balls, and cried about it. It was hilarious.
Good times, good times...
I can't prove you wrong, so I have decided that this is what really happened.
Huh, I figured he'd just mandate every male to receive additional testicle implants every 5 or 10 years.
"Hey sarn't, how many balls in are you now?"
"7 balls, Private. That's why I keep my trigger finger taped down all the time we're not weapons free."
Now I want to join the military, so Hegseth can suck my dick every year.
My man raise your standards.
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So this is the step before he starts mandatory steroid use for the 'weaklings'?
Yeah, even outside of the jokes about giving Testosterone. They will release the numbers and whether it is low or high it will reflect poorly about our military. This is not how kegsbreath thinks this will work out for him.
Another grift. Of course they're gonna partner with a specific pharma company.
Imagine paying your tax for that.
That dude ain’t right
This is becoming so absurd. I'm starting to suspect that they are all hard core undercover communists, trying to make the revolution happen by doing the dumbest possible thing while pretending to be republicans.
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The defense department plans to offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to any service members who show low levels of the hormone.
Lol, Us military is composed of the manliest of men, who are totally not insecure.
Have they discovered that low T-levels are the cause in their performance against Iran? Also will retiring military personnel get bras as a farewell gift, since after a long career of TRT-treatment, their bodies can't produce any testosterone naturally?
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