Pentagon Orders Expulsion of Transgender Troops Within 60 Days

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The Pentagon has issued an order mandating the removal of all transgender service members from the United States military unless they secure a waiver proving their ability to meet service requirements. This directive, outlined in a memo filed late Wednesday, states that individuals with a "current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria" will no longer be eligible to serve.

 

 

The memo references President Donald Trump’s executive order signed in February, which asserts that "the medical, surgical, and mental health constraints on individuals who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria are incompatible with the high mental and physical standards necessary for military service." The document instructs military leadership to identify transgender personnel within 30 days and to process their removal within an additional 30 days through honorable separation.

 

 

"Service members being processed for separation in accordance with this policy will be afforded all statutorily required rights and benefits," the memo states. It allows for waivers on a case-by-case basis but insists that any exemption must demonstrate a "compelling government interest" in retaining individuals who "directly support war fighting capabilities" and who meet the military's standards associated with their sex at birth.

 

The criteria for retention specify that service members must demonstrate 36 consecutive months of stability in their sex and must not have attempted to physically transition. The policy follows previous actions by Trump, who first moved to ban transgender service members in 2017 and reinforced the restrictions in 2018. Former Defense Secretary James Mattis slowed the policy's implementation during Trump’s first term, leading to delays in enforcement. However, upon taking office in January 2021, President Joe Biden overturned the ban, allowing transgender individuals to serve openly and prompting the military to publicly recognize their contributions.

 

In July 2023, Maj. Rachel Jones was honored for coming out as a transgender female, with the Department of Defense highlighting her "journey from battling depression & suicidal thoughts to embracing authenticity inspires us all." This stance shifted again when Trump returned to the presidency, leading to the reinstatement of a more stringent ban on transgender service members.

 

Current Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken swift action to enforce Trump’s orders. The memo underscores that the Department of Defense will now only recognize two sexes—male and female—and affirms that "an individual's sex is immutable, unchanging during a person's life." All service members will be required to adhere to the standards and policies associated with their sex at birth.

 

The directive specifies that only the pronouns "sir" or "ma’am" will be used within the military. Additionally, male and female personnel will not be permitted to share sleeping, changing, or bathing facilities designated for the opposite sex.

 

Furthermore, the memo makes clear that no Pentagon funds will be allocated for sex reassignment surgeries, genital reconstruction procedures, or cross-sex hormone therapy for service members or their families. This decision marks a significant shift in military policy, once again restricting the service of transgender individuals in the armed forces.

 

Based on a report by The Daily Mail  2025-03-01

 

 

[Thechook]

Good

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

Are we seriously expected to believe s/he is capable of the minimum standards of fitness required to serve. In the military I served in we had to pass a fitness test every year. One of those tests was carrying another serviceman for a distance- I defy most normal men the ability to carry him/ her any distance at all. Looks like his/ her speciality is in relation to consuming as much food as possible. Capable of an 8 mile run in full battle gear?

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

Furthermore, the memo makes clear that no Pentagon funds will be allocated for sex reassignment surgeries, genital reconstruction procedures, or cross-sex hormone therapy for service members or their families. This decision marks a significant shift in military policy, once again restricting the service of transgender individuals in the armed forces.

The real crime is that it was permitted at all. Utter nonsense to do so.

[klauskunkel]

she looks pregnant...