Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that he intends to completely remove transgender people from the ranks of the US armed forces. The Pentagon's special commissions, made up of regular military personnel, have been given such strict guidelines that the chances of transgender military personnel appearing before them and remaining in the service are almost zero. But Navy and Marine Corps panels voted to keep transgender people in the service in nine of 12 cases, according to data compiled by The New York Times from interviews with service members and attorneys. A similar trend has not yet been observed in the Army and Air Force. However, such decisions came as an unexpected and decisive protest from the army - people for whom following orders without question is the basis of service.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that he intends to completely remove transgender people from the ranks of the US armed forces. The Pentagon's special commissions, made up of regular military personnel, have been given such strict guidelines that the chances of transgender military personnel appearing before them and remaining in the service are almost zero. But Navy and Marine Corps panels voted to keep transgender people in the service in nine of 12 cases, according to data compiled by The New York Times from interviews with service members and attorneys. A similar trend has not yet been observed in the Army and Air Force. However, such decisions came as an unexpected and decisive protest from the army - people for whom following orders without question is the basis of service.