The Pentagon is set to promptly initiate the relocation of around 1,000 openly transgender service members from the U.S. military, while granting others a 30-day period to “self-identify,” in accordance with a new directive issued on Thursday.
Read More Pentagon Orders Deadline For Transgender Troops To Leave U.S. Military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo on Monday ordering men and women to meet the same physical fitness requirements if they want to work in combat positions, while saying the Pentagon had “allowed standards to slip.”
Read More Hegseth Calls For Equal Physical Standards For Men And Women In Combat Roles, Criticizes ‘Slipping’ U.S. Requirements
On Thursday, President Donald Trump issued a statement honoring National K-9 Veterans Day, which celebrates dogs for their critical role in assisting first responders and service members.
Read More President Trump Honors ‘Heroic’ Service Dogs On K-9 Veterans Day
The Pentagon has ordered all transgender military service members to be removed from the military, unless they are granted a waiver showing they’re fit for “warfighting capabilities.”
Read More Pentagon Orders Removal Of Transgender Troops Within 60 Days
President Donald Trump is anticipated to sign an executive order reinstating the thousands of service members previously discharged after refusing to be injected with the experimental mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
Read More Trump to Sign Executive Order Reinstating Service Members Discharged Over COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal
The Senate approved the Pentagon’s massive $895 billion annual budget on Wednesday, which also prohibited the use of federal funds to provide transgender surgeries for minors with gender dysphoria, angering pro-LGBTQ Democrats.
Read More Senate Approves $895B Defense Bill Despite Democrat Opposition To Youth ‘Trans Care’ Ban