Donald Trump says transgender people will not serve in the US military ~ Crown Gist

Donald Trump says transgender people will not serve in the US military

Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would not allow transgender individuals to serve in the US military in any capacity.

The US president tweeted:

“After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow … transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military.”

He added:

“Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming … victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.”

Trump’s decision marks a sharp reversal of a policy initiated under Barack Obama, in which the

Pentagon ended a longtime ban on transgender people from serving openly in the military.

His move to ban transgender people from the military comes after the Pentagon recently delayed a deadline set by the Obama administration of 1 July 2017 to decide whether incoming recruits who openly identified as transgender could enlist.