Sentences with phrase «transgender service members»

The president's tweets do not amount to any change in Pentagon policy toward transgender service members.

Moreover, moving forward with such a regressive policy goes against the president's own military leaders who have affirmed their support for transgender service members in their ranks.

Transgender service members have officially been allowed to openly serve since -LSB-...]

A federal judge in Washington, DC, issued a preliminary inunction that suspends Trump's memo banning transgender troops from serving in the military — a ban that was slated to take effect next year — dealing a blow to an administration that claimed transgender service members hampered troop readiness.

Last week, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - NY) and Sen. Susan Collins (R - ME) introduced an amendment to protect transgender service members from Trump's plan.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff, including chairman General Joseph Dunford, were not aware President Donald Trump planned to tweet a ban on transgender service members — the latest indication that top military leaders across all four service branches were blindsided by the President's announcement.

As of now (hours after the president's tweet), the official defense.gov website says, «Transgender Service members may serve openly, and they can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated from the military solely for being transgender individuals» and «This policy was crafted through a comprehensive and inclusive process that included the leadership of the Armed Services, medical and personnel experts across the Department, transgender Service members, outside medical experts, advocacy groups, and the RAND Corporation.»

Goldfein said he was not aware of any issues with transgender service members, but emphasized that each case is unique.

Goldfein said among the transgender service members he had talked to, he had found a «commitment to serve by each of them.»

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender service members can now join a newly - formed support group at Madigan Army Medical Center.

Uber's communications account sent a message of gratitude to transgender service members.

Trump said American forces can't afford the «tremendous medical costs and disruption» of transgender service members.

According to the study — which analyzed health insurance data on gender transition - related expenditures — extending medical care to transgender service members would increase costs by $ 2.4 million to $ 8.4 million a year.

A 2014 article published in the academic journal Medical Forces & Society concluded that transgender service members were as deployable and medically ready as their cisgender peers, with few exceptions.

Blitzer disputed that estimate, noting that the RAND Corporation estimated in 2016 that between 1,320 and 6,630 transgender service members were on active duty, and that only 29 to 129 of those service members were likely to seek gender - transition - related treatment each year.

Mattis said the US Department of Defense needed more time to review the accession plans and potential impact of transgender service members on military lethality.

The federal government's plans for transgender service members and recruits have been up in the air for some time.

A RAND study found that there are between 2,500 and 7,000 transgender service members in the active duty military, and another 1,500 to 4,000 in the reserves.

The groups seek court orders barring enforcement of the ban and preventing transgender service members from being discharged, blocked from promotion or denied medical care.

There are between 1,320 and 6,630 transgender service members actively serving in the US army, the RAND report noted.

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He said in a statement that the Pentagon had already decided to allow transgender active - duty service members to continue serving and was conducting a study on the medical obligations and effects of allowing transgender people to serve.

Transgender active US service members have been able to seek transition - related care since 2016.

Warren's words echo a statement made by former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who ended the transgender military ban for service members just last year.

He said he would order a return to the policy prior to June 2016, under which service members could be discharged for being transgender.

«There's no one that can talk about this with any degree of knowledge if you weren't in the Gang of 8, because we haven't seen the documents,» said committee member Jackie SpeierKaren (Jackie) Lorraine Jacqueline SpeierOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Navy to stop announcing names of officials fired for misconduct: report MORE (D - Calif.)

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Advocacy for service members who are, or are perceived to be, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender in order to ensure their equal treatment, benefits and opportunities.