It’s official: transgender people no longer allowed to enter U.S. military
The DOD will also no longer fund transgender-related “medical” treatment to those already serving
The Trump administration has officially prohibited people who identify as transgender from entering the U.S. armed services and will no longer provide transgender-related “health” services to current service members.
This significant move was made public Monday in a memo from newly-confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January which prohibited those who claim “a false ‘gender identity’ divergent from an individual’s sex” from serving in the military.
“Effective immediately, all new accessions for individuals with a history of gender dysphoria are paused, and all unscheduled, scheduled, or planned medical procedures associated with affirming or facilitating a gender transition for service members are paused,” Secretary Hegseth’s memo reads.
The DOD secretary underscores the military’s requirement that service members “abide by strict mental and physical standards” and states that “the lethality, readiness, and warfighting capability of our force depends on service members meeting those standards.”
The memo defines “medical procedures” as procedures related to making someone appear as the opposite sex as well as issuing hormone treatments to the same end.
The Catholic News Agency notes that the DOD spent $15 million on gender-related “medical” services between January of 2016 and May 2021.
Other than halting such spending, Hegseth did not specify what will happen to those currently serving in the military who suffer from gender dysphoria but directs the DOD’s undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness to “provide additional policy and implementation guidance outside of the normal DOD issuance process, including guidance regarding service by service members with a current diagnosis or history of gender dysphoria, to implement this direction.”
The memo does state that “individuals with gender dysphoria have volunteered to serve our country and will be treated with dignity and respect.”
The United States military is simply not a playground for the radical social experimentation that is gender theory. It is so refreshing to see a return to basic common sense in Washington D.C.!
Do you agree?
Absolutely agree with what the Trump administration is doing.