they were always predominantly female in all but writing. Even if those in the Military human resources department are accepting and want to help these individuals, the established limitations would not allow them to give them assistance, whether or not these surgeries are happening as a veteran or even to "a decorated war hero". This was mended in 2011 by the Department of Veteran Affairs with the creation of the "Directive for Providing Health Care for Transgender and Intersex Veterans". Before this, transgender veterans described their care as at the Veterans Association as "inconsistent, insensitive, and, at times, prejudiced". This included situations such as transgender males being denied mammograms and transgender females being denied prostate exams, a bias that presumably extended to intersex individuals whose genders could not be easily discerned. By service United States Air Force Many U.S. Air Force recruiters think that intersex people should be disqualified from service due to "the expected increased demand for medical treatments" but intersex persons are still allowed to serve in the Civil Air Patrol. United States Army In the U.S. Army, the official policy is that individuals who identify as intersex or have other sex-related disorders are medically problematic and/or psychologically disturbed; hence, they are not eligible to serve. United States Coast Guard Intersex people are allowed to serve in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. However, they must choose to be represented as either "male" or "female" on their records. United States Marine Corps The USMC takes the same stance as the Army, disqualifying both intersex people and transgender people from service. United States Navy In 2008, many U.S. Navy recruiters believed that intersex people should be disqualified from service, mainly due to the expectation that they would cause increased demand for medical treatment. ROTC The Reserve Officers' Training Corps is obliged to follow the guidelines set by the military and has rejected intersex youth because of this. This, along with their exclusion of transgender people, has led to criticism from and of schools such as Harvard which did not allow the ROTC until "Don't ask, don't tell" was repealed in 2010, but welcomed them afterwards. The critics argue that the return of the ROTC to campus violates the school's non-discrimination clause. See also Intersex rights in the United States Transgender people and military service Pulaski: The Forgotten Hero of Two Worlds, historical novel about Casimir Pulaski which covers his intersex status