New DOD Transgender Policy in US Military Taking Effect - The State Signal

New DOD Transgender Policy in US Military Taking Effect

ByThe State Signal Newsdesk

USA – The US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the new DOD transgender policy in the US military to take effect in a Thursday memo, with eligibility window to self-identify for voluntary separation being extended to June 6. The Pentagon will then begin the removal of transgender personnel from the military.

New DOD Transgender Policy in US Military Taking Effect - The State Signal

“Approximately 1,000 service members who have self-identified as being diagnosed with gender dysphoria will begin the voluntary separation process,” Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement.

The department will extend the voluntary separation period for 30 days for Active Component Service members and 60 days for Reserve Component Service members and proceed with processing for involuntary separations after those periods, Parnell added.

The memo came after the Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce a Department of Defense policy prohibiting transgender people from serving in the military.

“TRANS is out at the DOD,” Hegseth said on X.

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