US Air Force denies early retirement for key group of transgender servicemembers
The Air Force will separate transgender members with 15-18 years of service without early retirement benefits, affecting about a dozen service members, officials said.
- The U.S. Air Force will deny early retirement to transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service and separate them without retirement benefits.
- Those denied early retirement will have to choose between a lump-sum separation payment or involuntary separation from service.
- A master sergeant with 15 years of service, Logan Ireland, said "I feel betrayed and devastated by the news" upon being informed his retirement was denied.
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Air Force to Strip Retirement Benefits from Transgender Troops
Transgender Air Force members with 15–18 years of service are being denied early retirement — and the benefits they’ve spent years earning. The post Air Force to Strip Retirement Benefits from Transgender Troops appeared first on Metro Weekly.
'Betrayal': Transgender service member speaks out after being denied early retirement by Air Force - Everett Post
(WASHINGTON) — After the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce its ban on transgender service members, Master Sgt. Logan Ireland, who has served in the Air Force for 15 years, was faced with the options of separating from the military voluntarily or being processed for involuntary separation – a prospect that comes with losing half of his separation pay. When Logan was presented with the option of applying for ear…
'Betrayal': Transgender service member speaks out after being denied early retirement by Air Force
Courtesy of Logan Ireland (WASHINGTON) — After the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce its ban on transgender service members, Master Sgt. Logan Ireland, who has served in the Air Force for 15 years, was faced with the options of separating from the military voluntarily or being processed for involuntary separation – a prospect that comes with losing half of his separation pay. When Logan was presented with the …
‘Betrayal’: Transgender service member speaks out after being denied early retirement by Air Force - Regional Media News
(WASHINGTON) — After the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce its ban on transgender service members, Master Sgt. Logan Ireland, who has served in the Air Force for 15 years, was faced with the options of separating from the military voluntarily or being processed for involuntary separation – a prospect that comes with losing half of his separation pay. When Logan was presented with the option of applying for ear…
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