WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Transgender service members will be
separated from the U.S. military unless they receive an exemption, according
to a Pentagon memo filed in court on Wednesday, essentially banning them
from joining or serving in the military.

The move, which goes further than restrictions President Donald Trump placed
on transgender service members during his first administration, was described
as unprecedented by advocates.

Trump signed an executive order last month that took aim at transgender troops
in a personal way - at one point saying that a man identifying as a woman was
"not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member."
This month, the Pentagon had said that the U.S. military will no longer allow
transgender individuals to join and will stop performing or facilitating procedures
associated with gender transition for service members.

Wednesday's late-evening memo expands the ban to currently serving members
of the military.

I thought they had shopped a judge to file an injunction (or whatever it is they do) to stop this?

Updated 7:03 PM EST, Thu February 27, 2025

The document detailing the Pentagon’s new policy emerged in the court filing
as part of a legal challenge to Trump’s executive order. During recent hearings
in the case, US District Judge Ana Reyes said the executive order is “arguably
rampant with animus” — signaling she could be inclined to rule in favor of
several trans service members and two trans individuals hoping to join the
military who brought the lawsuit last month.

But Reyes, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, agreed to hold off on
deciding whether to indefinitely block the order until she saw the department’s
official guidance implementing it. More written legal arguments from both sides
will be submitted in the coming days, and the judge is set to hold another
hearing in the case later next month.

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So the moral of the story is that someone wiht a mental disorder shouldn't be in our military.

The DoD and each branch have standards for admitting recruits.  You have to pass a physical exam, a criminal background check, basic dental and vision tests, snd so on.

Even if we ignored the mental illness aspects of wanting to become the opposite gender, there's the physical aspect.  Hormone replacement, cosmetic surgeries, and other treatments involve expensive surgeries, expensive specialists, expensive drugs, and constant time away from work to take care of all of that.

We don't let people with cancer, asthma, drug addictions, HIV/AIDS, color blindness, and a whole litany of chronic ailments and conditions into the service because we need healthy people who can do the job and not spend half their days in the clinics for one thing or another.  It's worse when you deploy as there are going to be limited medical services available.

Imagine being on patrol or in a remote location for up to a week at a time.  How are you going to keep up with the hair removal, hormone taking, and side effect causing treatments you need on a daily basis?  You'd be lucky just to find a way to shower every other day.

I've seen more than one confession by people who de-transitioned, and a primary reason for all of them was the amount of time, effort and costly products needed to maintain the illusion of being the opposite gender.  It's not going to be any easier in the military.  if you get injured, who's going to want to continue your trans regimen for you while you're unable to yourself?

I don't have problems with trans in the military as long as they don't have problems or cause trouble.  If they can fight then let em in.

Problem I have is trans need medications and that's normally a disqualifier.  Like people with diabetes can't be join due to needing insulin.  The same is true for psychological disorders and suicidal tendencies.  They should not get a pass for things others get rejected for.  There may be military positions that may be more suitable like space force.

I don't have problems with trans in the military as long as they don't have problems or cause trouble.  If they can fight then let em in.

I'm pretty sure that they can fight and would fight.  But there still would be problems and trouble.  You brought up important and legitimate points.

Add in confusion amongst the brothers and sisters in arms.  I'm sure some (or in my opinion most) of them will not take it lightly when the chips are down and bullets are flying.

Humping food, water, and ammunition is shared among the squads.  Not only your provisions but everyone has to help with feeding the "pig" (squad machine gun).  Or in a mortar platoon the mortar, bi-pods, tubes and whatever else.

I'd be pissed if I have to carry more stuff because the trans has to pack his medication and whatever else to keep him/her/it that way.

I don't have problems with trans in the military as long as they don't have problems or cause trouble.  If they can fight then let em in.

Problem I have is trans need medications and that's normally a disqualifier.  Like people with diabetes can't be join due to needing insulin.  The same is true for psychological disorders and suicidal tendencies.  They should not get a pass for things others get rejected for.  There may be military positions that may be more suitable like space force.

If a male soldier suffers with feelings that he is a female I don't think they should be kicked out. If they are undergoing medical treatments and medications which compromise their soldiering abilities (like Flapp pointed out) then I think there are valid reasons for them to not serve as soldiers, at least not combat soldiers. The military should not be entertaining the notion that men can be women though.

The military was, before all this woke crap, always and foremost a fighting force.

You want to join the military, then meet their standard.  They won't meet yours.  You don't meet their standard,  then step aside.

Call up the next man.  Or woman.

It is that way because it's necessary to be that way.  Cruel? yes.  Brutal? yes.  But it actually saves lives.  No feelings needed out there where the bullets are flying.  At you.

There is no such thing as "I think...."  Everything needs to be crystal clear where everyone knows what to do and who is in charge.

Discipline and wokeness don't mix.

If a male soldier suffers with feelings that he is a female I don't think they should be kicked out. If they are undergoing medical treatments and medications which compromise their soldiering abilities (like Flapp pointed out) then I think there are valid reasons for them to not serve as soldiers, at least not combat soldiers. The military should not be entertaining the notion that men can be women though.

Did you serve with any trans Soldiers?

Dunno why men want to become female and vice versa when...
we are all equal
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/03/09/protest-amplify-women-lgbtqia-voices-held-hawaii-state-capitol/

Jenny Caruso is a retired U.S. Army combat veteran spoke on the importance of women to the country.

“Everybody came from a woman. Women are 50%, probably more, of the population and we’re just as equal and capable as a man,” Caruso said. “I don’t [care] what the [Secretary of Defense] says, or what his thing is. I’ve commanded men in combat and we’ve all been fine.”