Chelsea Manning to remain on active duty, receive health care after prison release
WASHINGTON — Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier and convicted national security secret leaker, will remain an active-duty, unpaid soldier, eligible for health care and other benefits, following her scheduled release May 17 from military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, according to the Army.
Manning entered prison as a man named Bradley. Manning changed her name, identified as a woman and received hormone treatment while incarcerated. Her sentence was commuted in the final days of the Obama administration, a move that infuriated some in the military and President Trump.
While Manning’s court-martial conviction remains under appeal, she will remain a private in the Army, said Dave Foster, an Army spokesman. As an active duty soldier, Manning will continue to receive health care and have access to commissaries and military exchanges, but she will not be paid.
“Pvt. Manning is statutorily entitled to medical care while on excess leave in an active duty status, pending final appellate review,” Foster said.
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Air Force’s men’s track and field team captured its second straight Mountain West title – and its fourth outdoor title in six years – late Saturday at the MW Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Photo courtesy of goairforcefalcons.com
Air Force’s men’s track and field team captured its second straight Mountain West title – and its fourth outdoor title in six years – late Saturday at the MW Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Photo courtesy of goairforcefalcons.com