After winding court battles, actions, and rollbacks, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will begin kicking out transgender servicemembers from the military next month, according to a recent memo.
“U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued internal instructions to the Pentagon to start kicking out transgender troops who do not elect to leave on their own by June 6, according to a memo obtained by Reuters,” the far-left outlet reported.
Active duty trans-identifying servicemembers have until June 6 to voluntarily identify themselves for “voluntary separation,” while those in the reserve have until July 7.
“On conclusion of the self-identification eligibility window, the Military Departments will initiate involuntary separation processes,” the memo stated.
“After a SCOTUS victory for @POTUS, TRANS is out at the DOD,” Hegseth also tweeted.
According to California-based think tank Palm Center, approximately 8,980 active duty and 5,727 reserve troops identify as transgender. While transgender servicemembers account for about 1% of the entire fighting force, the leftist ideology permeates across all levels of the military, forcing the majority to go an extra mile to accommodate the deluded minority.
Even non-trans servicemembers were forced to take training programs on fostering an inclusive environment for transgender servicemembers, while the core training content was also filled with transgender propaganda.
Servicemembers were also forced to address their nonbinary colleagues using their preferred pronouns, which could easily lead to conflict due to accidental misgendering or personal belief in two biological genders based on sex assigned at birth.
Soldiers who used the wrong pronouns could also face disciplinary action, leading to administrative or judicial action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), according to the Navy’s zero tolerance to harassment.
“Intentional misuse of transgender service member pronouns is inappropriate and inconsistent with the Navy zero tolerance policy on harassment,” U.S. Navy Capt. Dave Hecht told American Military News.
“Violations of regulation or law, to include failure to comply with the UCMJ [Uniform Code of Military Justice], may be punishable by administrative or judicial action.”
Meanwhile, the purge stems from President Trump’s “Restoring America’s Fighting Force” and “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness” executive orders that directed the Secretary of Defense to update Medical Standards for Military Service Appointment, Enlistment, Induction, and Retention within 60 days.
Hegseth complied with the president’s directive by pausing the recruitment of “individuals with a history of gender dysphoria” and stopping planned/unplanned medical procedures related to gender transition for service members.
“Effective immediately, all new accessions for individuals with a history of gender dysphoria are paused, and all unscheduled, scheduled, or planned medical procedures associated with affirming or facilitating a gender transition for Service members are paused,” the memo stated.
However, Hegseth’s actions encountered significant setbacks after federal judges ordered a pause on hiring freezes and termination of members suffering from gender dysphoria.
The first openly gay Uruguayan-born U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes and U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle also ordered Hegseth to reinstate gender-affirming care and surgeries for transgender individuals.
On April 21, Hegseth complied with the orders and restored all “appropriate care for their diagnosis of [gender dysphoria], including mental health care and counseling and newly initiated or ongoing cross-sex hormone therapy.”
However, the Trump administration escalated the legal battle to the Supreme Court, which sided with the military, allowing Trump’s executive orders banning transgender service members to take effect.
Three liberal justices, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented from the ruling, which pro-LGBTQ groups described as a “devastating blow to transgender servicemembers.”
