"Transgender people can serve openly in the U.S. military, effective immediately. In an historic and controversial move, the Pentagon on Thursday lifted its longstanding ban on transgender troops and began outlining how the military will begin allowing — and paying for — service members to transition, medically and officially, from one gender to another. Now transgender troops will no longer be considered “medically unfit” for military service. By October, transgender troops may begin an official process to change gender in the military personnel management systems."
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Friday, July 1, 2016
Here are the new rules for transgender troops; Military Times, 6/30/16
Andrew Tilghman, Military Times; Here are the new rules for transgender troops:
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