Pentagon memo details process for accepting transgender recruits
Source: The Hill
BY REBECCA KHEEL - 12/20/17 01:28 PM EST
The Pentagon has issued a memo on how to start accepting transgender recruits into the military on Jan. 1, as courts have ordered.
The memo outlines such specific details as what legal documents will be accepted to prove gender identity, what undergarments transgender people will be allowed to wear and whether they will have to undergo pregnancy tests.
“As always, every applicant will be treated with dignity and respect,” said the memo dated Dec. 8 and written by Capt. David Kemp, the head of U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command. The memo was included in a court filing Tuesday night by opponents of President Trump’s ban on transgender people enlisting in the military.
The Pentagon is set to begin accepting transgender recruits into the military on Jan. 1. The move comes after court orders blocking Trump’s ban said the department must adhere to the plan to accept recruits by the date that was in place prior to the ban.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/365819-pentagon-memo-details-process-for-accepting-transgender-recruits
