Practical question.  How long normally is a stint in the Canadian Forces?  4 years? 8?  We sign a contract, right?  How long is the transition period for a trans person?  2 years? 3?  

Does it make sense for the government to pay for the training and equipment and then hormone therapy/surgery for reassignment which will take a third or a half of the soldier's time in the Forces?  And then - I assume - the military veteran's benefits fund hormone treatments?  Is that the best way to spend the Canadian Forces' limited and tight funds, in the name of 'equality'?