Radical Cartoons on Nostr: "163,000 transgender veterans" ? they have to be lying. Unless the US military lured ...

"163,000 transgender veterans" ? they have to be lying. Unless the US military lured them to sign up with the promise of paying for everything, but even then, "veterans"? How long do you have to have served to be a "veteran" in America? I just don't believe this. Unless they sign up and get immediately invalidated out?
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/transgender-veterans-sue-va-seeking-gender-affirming-surgery