Not accepting new transgender recruits is one thing, but what happens if that person somehow has a “revelation” 7 or 8 years down the road? But the bigger question is what shall happen to those already serving; reassignment or honorable discharge – PB/TK
Trump Orders Military to Reject New Transgender Recruits – By Jennifer Jacobs & Arit John (bloomberg.com) / Aug 25 2017
President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military on Friday to reject openly transgender people as new recruits but authorized Defense Secretary James Mattis to decide how to handle transgender personnel already serving in the armed forces.
Trump also ordered the military to stop paying for gender-reassignment surgical procedures on March 23 except to protect the health of someone who has already begun the process of reassigning sex, according to a senior White House official who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.
The Defense Department will have six months to consider how to handle openly transgender people currently serving in the military under a memorandum that Trump signed on Friday, the official said. The memorandum directs the department to consider unit cohesion, applicable law and resources in making the determination, the official said.
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