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06-30-2016, 10:21 PM
Pentagon ends ban on transgender troops in military
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The Pentagon has an**unced that it will let transgender individuals serve openly in the U.S. military, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces.
SEE ALSO: Doctors: There's ** reason to exclude transgender people from military (http://mashable.com/2015/06/09/transgender-service-in-military/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
Defense Secretary Ash Carter an**unced the change Thursday, saying it was the right thing to do. He said at a press conference that only a person's qualifications should matter, and that there should be ** other unrelated barriers to service.
Carter's an**uncement comes despite concerns (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0b4f2a1fc59a4347bb8e9b9d83786565/apnewsbreak-military-seeks-more-time-transgender-policy) from senior military leaders that the department is moving too fast and that more time is needed to work through the changes. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/30/usa-transgender-military/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The Pentagon has an**unced that it will let transgender individuals serve openly in the U.S. military, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces.
SEE ALSO: Doctors: There's ** reason to exclude transgender people from military (http://mashable.com/2015/06/09/transgender-service-in-military/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
Defense Secretary Ash Carter an**unced the change Thursday, saying it was the right thing to do. He said at a press conference that only a person's qualifications should matter, and that there should be ** other unrelated barriers to service.
Carter's an**uncement comes despite concerns (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0b4f2a1fc59a4347bb8e9b9d83786565/apnewsbreak-military-seeks-more-time-transgender-policy) from senior military leaders that the department is moving too fast and that more time is needed to work through the changes. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/30/usa-transgender-military/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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