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Trump Uses Medical Records to Expel Transgender Troops. President Donald Trump reinstates military ban on transgender service members, using medical records to force removals. Under Trump’s first term, troops needed a gender dysphoria diagnosis to remain in service. Joe Biden's 2021 reversal let transgender personnel serve openly until Trump returned to office. The Pentagon is now reviewing medical files to identify troops with gender dysphoria and begin their removal. A May order from Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, orders separations, using routine exams to screen troops. The Air Force has tightened the policy revoking early retirement benefits and prior approvals for transgender personnel. Transgender troops must now take a lump-sum payout for junior members or risk leaving with nothing if they resist removal. Appeal boards have been dismantled, and new policy mandates separation if a diagnosis exists. Many transgender service members now face career loss and uncertainty despite decades of service. Critics say the policy exploits compliance from Trump’s earlier term, when troops documented their status hoping for protection. At a religious liberty event, Trump reaffirmed the ban, tying it to his broader campaign against transgender rights nationwide.
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