Pentagon issues memo pausing military enrollment for transgender recruits
The Pentagon will pause the acceptance of transgender recruits into the military under a memo issued this week by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Under the newly issued rules, the military is instructed to pause the accession “for individuals with a history of gender dysphoria,
Pentagon to ban transgender people from joining military, pauses gender transition procedures
The U.S. military will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for service members, according to a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth filed in court on Monday.
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Pentagon bans transgender people from joining the military
The military will also stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for transgender service members.
Pentagon bans trans people from enlisting, stops transition procedures
Hegseth’s directive, which was sent to senior DoD leaders, commanders of the combatant commands, and others, comes on the heels of multiple executive orders from President Donald Trump regarding the reversal of the Biden administration’s 2021 move to allow transgender people to serve,
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military to pause integrating new transgender recruits and suspend planned medical procedures meant to treat current service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria in compliance with an executive order signed by President Trump that effectively bans trans military service.
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