By Anders Hagstrom | Fox News
U.S. service members who are transgender or otherwise exhibit gender dysphoria are prohibited from military service unless they obtain an exemption, according to an internal Pentagon memo.
The memo, revealed in a court filing on Wednesday night, details the Trump administration’s new policy regarding transgender individuals.
The policy notes that such service members “may be considered for a waiver on a case-by-case basis, provided there is a compelling Government interest.”
“Service members who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria are disqualified from military service,” the memo reads.
“Service members who have a history of cross-sex hormone therapy or a history of sex reassignment or genital reconstruction surgery as treatment for gender dysphoria or in pursuit of a sex transition, are disqualified from military service,” the memo continues.
The memo goes on to stipulate a number of requirements a solider must meet in order to obtain an exemption.
The soldier must demonstrate 36 consecutive months of “stability in the service member’s sex.”
The soldier must demonstrate that they have never attempted to transition to any sex other than their sex.
Finally, the soldier must be willing to adhere to any standards associated with their sex.
The Pentagon’s transgender ban is currently facing legal challenges. Trump’s Justice Department filed a complaint against the presiding judge, Ana Reyes, accusing her of potential bias and misconduct.
The letter, addressed to Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Sri Srinivasan and signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi’s chief of staff, Chad Mizelle, concerns what the DOJ characterized as Reyes’ “misconduct” during the proceedings in Nicolas Talbott v. Donald J. Trump.
The case was brought by two LGBTQ groups challenging the Trump administration’s executive orders barring transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military.
According to the complaint, the transcript “reveals multiple instances where Judge Reyes’ misconduct compromised the dignity of the proceedings and demonstrated potential bias, raising serious concerns about her ability to preside impartially in this matter.”
In addition to appearing to take the plaintiffs’ side on the issue of transgender service members, Reyes also went on a bizarre rant against graduates of University of Virginia School of Law.
The letter closes by requesting that “appropriate action be taken to address these violations,” saying that, at a “minimum, this matter warrants further investigation to determine whether these incidents represent a pattern of misconduct that requires more significant remedial measures.”
What People Are Saying
Comments on social media posts
“Awesome – the US Military is intended to be a fighting machine to fight and win military conflicts. It was never intended to serve as a play toy for social and medical experimentation, tying up limited expensive resources while rendering personnel non-deployable.”
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“Common sense is making a comeback in our military. 🇺🇸🔥
The Department of Defense just reaffirmed what should have never been up for debate—the military’s sole focus is readiness, strength, and national defense, not social experiments.
✔️ Gender dysphoria is incompatible with military service
✔️ No more cross-sex hormones or surgeries in the ranks
✔️ Restoring the high mental and physical standards that keep America safe
Our military isn’t a therapy session—it’s a fighting force. This is about winning wars, not catering to feelings. Make our military great again! 💪🇺🇸”
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“So a person with flat feet can’t serve in the military but a person who has overloaded their body with opposing hormones and have mutilated their body can. Make that make sense.”
“Finally, some common sense is returning to our military! The focus should be on strength, readiness, and capability, not social experiments. Our armed forces need the toughest, most mentally and physically fit warriors to defend our nation. This is a step in the right direction!”
“Exactly! When my daughter joined, they told her if she had asthma she could not join because that would require medication on the battlefield. She couldn’t even be allergic to bees. And it’s been long-standing that if you have mental issues, you cannot serve in the military.”
“Confusion and delusions have no place in our military!”
“This is long overdue! People are excluded from the military for a LOT of reasons, including obesity, vision or hearing problems etc. People suffering from gender dysphoria should not be in our military for the safety of themselves and others.”
“The infiltration of our military with trans was an act of sabotage.”
“Sad that we let it come to this. BUT thankful it’s being dealt with.”
“This will also bring morale back to the military!”
“Now someone needs to figure out why we were paying for surgeries in the first place.”
“Under Biden our military was starting to look more like a burlesque show than the best military in the world. I’m glad, common sense is back in DoD.”
“This is the way. If you can’t handle being “misgendered” then you likely can’t handle the rigours of military training and deployment.”
“This is an outstanding change to the left’s efforts to turn the US military into the ultimate social experiment. It is simply spot on, and accurate to the needs of the military.”
“Good, enough pretending that these woke Marxists have anything good in mind when they push this insanity on our military.”
“Finally! Every time I see a DEI person on patrol with the rest of the troops, I know the others are distracted and at higher risk. We should never put our soldiers in that position.”
“Transgender troops do NOT help military readiness. In fact, they take away from military preparedness especially if they are chemically dependent. The military is not the place for gender ideology experiments.”
“I was a MEPS liaison as my LAST duty assignment. The day we had a long briefing preparing for “Transgender” applicants coming to the MEPS, I walked out, sat at my computer and typed up my request for retirement.”
“My son couldn’t join the @USMC because he takes 1 medication for his thyroid. There was a concern about not having it if in the field. If you’re transitioning I think you’re take more than 1 medication.”
“Finally… sanity!”
“A win for sanity in these insane times.”
“It’s mind bending to me that this move was even necessary. I hope and pray something can be done to “LOCK IN” this disqualifier FOREVER.”
“As a current service member I say thank you. Please bring some standards back into our military.”
“Good! This is the right thing to do for the military & the nation.”
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“Excellent. Good order and discipline restored. Finally. Those that don’t understand that will never understand it. It’s a warrior mindset. If you think that flaunting weakness is a strength, then you don’t understand the fact that the military is designed to do one thing and one thing only. We are to wage war as violently as possible to inflect our will on our enemies and secure victory. Period.
EVERYTHING else is BS. Anything that detracts from that mission is corrosive to what separates professional military organizations from gangs and thugs. This includes DEI. This is long overdue. I applaud the return of Good Order and Discipline in the Armed Forces. Now let’s ensure our Commissioned and Enlisted leadership is cleansed and grow a backbone.
Mr. Secretary, this proud veteran salutes you.🫡🇺🇸”
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Good. They’re mentally unstable and are dangerous to other service members.
From a book everyone should read. pic.twitter.com/nRL9L4d6Ma
— Courage Is A Habit (@CourageHabit) February 27, 2025
From Pete Hegseth’s War on Warriors book:
Say goodbye America 🇺🇸
I cannot believe we even had to deal with this 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/LKPbDENJ68
— 😂 Lefties Losing It 😂 (@LeftistLunatics) February 27, 2025
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