DATE: June 12, 2025 at 05:18AM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORG
TITLE: Transgender U.S. Military Careers Upended As Dismissals Loom
Source: APA PsycPORT™: Psychology Newswire
After sailor Benjamin Kibler was promoted, and he prepared to relocate to Japan for a new deployment, his wife quit her job, and the couple sold their truck. Then their lives fell apart when the U.S. Defense Department announced that thousands of transgender and nonbinary service members would be discharged. Transgender service members have been baffled by the decision and say it ignores their years of service and deployments across the globe.
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Promoted one day and not ‘fit for duty’ the next: Transgender military personnel grapple with dismissals as forced separations are set to begin
Friday marks the last day that active-duty transgender service members can volunteer to separate from service under the Pentagon’s policy. Once the June 6 deadline has passed, the Defense Department said it will begin forcing out any remaining people with gender dysphoria.