Trump order would ban most transgender troops from serving

<p>&nbsp;President Donald Trump is issuing an order to ban transgender people from serving in the military except under &quot;limited circumstances.&quot;</p>

News 12 Staff

Mar 24, 2018, 1:57 AM

Updated 2,223 days ago

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By KEN THOMAS
Associated Press
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump is issuing an order to ban transgender people from serving in the military except under "limited circumstances," following up on his calls to ban transgender individuals from serving.
The White House says retaining troops with a history or diagnosis of "gender dysphoria" - those who may require substantial medical treatment - "presents considerable risk to military effectiveness and lethality."
Trump received recommendations from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in February for dealing with transgender individuals serving in the military.
Trump surprised the Pentagon's leadership in a 2017 tweet when he declared he would reverse an Obama-era plan to allow transgender individuals to serve openly.
His push for the ban has been blocked by several legal challenges, and the Pentagon began allowing transgender recruits to seek enlistment in January.
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