that s .01% of the defense department s $696 billion proposed budget for 2018. let s compare that to some of the department s other expenses. one single apache helicopter, 31 million bucks. 11,000 m-27 riflz the military spends $42 million spent on viagra alone, according to the military times and according to the government accountability office, each time the president travels to mar-a-lago the government shells out $3.6 million. if you just look at at the high end of what a year transgender medical services would cost that $8.4 million number, that s at least two trips, just two trips to mar-a-lago.