US EditionMilitary adds gender dysphoria screening to troops’ annual physical amid transgender ban
- The Defense Department began using commanders and annual health screenings in 2025 to identify and separate transgender service members under the Trump-era ban.
- This effort followed the Supreme Court’s May 2 ruling allowing enforcement of the ban while legal challenges continue, requiring voluntary self-identification by June 6 or July 7.
- A gender dysphoria diagnosis defines transgender status for the policy, and about 1,000 troops have voluntarily started separation with others flagged by commanders through routine medical reviews.
- Separation pay varies by rank and service length, with voluntary separation offering roughly twice the pay, for example $101,000 versus $51,000 for an E-5 with 10 years, while discharges carry honorable characterization.
- The policy’s rollout marks a significant military shift focused on removing transgender troops, while officials emphasize treating separations with dignity amid unresolved legal opposition.
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US Military Commanders' New Task: Purging Trans Troops
Military commanders will soon be tasked with identifying and removing transgender service members or those with gender dysphoria, according to Pentagon officials, a directive that's part of President Trump's order to ban openly transgender individuals from serving in the US military. Commanders will use the annual health checks all troops...
Armed forces to start screening for disqualifying gender dysphoria * WorldNetDaily * by Wallace White, Daily Caller News Foundation
U.S. Marines graduate recruit training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina, March 26, 2021.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Fletcher) The armed forces will begin screening for gender dysphoria among service members in order to enforce the ban on transgenders in the military, according to a Pentagon memo released Thursday. Effective “immediately,” commanders will be required to screen for gender dysphoria d…
Military commanders told to identify troops for medical checks under Trump administration's transgender ban
A senior defense official laid out what could be a complicated and lengthy new process aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump’s directive to remove transgender service members from the U.S. military.
U.S. Military Adds Gender Dysphoria Screening to Annual Physical—Here’s What It Means Under the Trans Ban
The Pentagon now screens troops for gender dysphoria, enforcing Trump and Pete Hegseth’s transgender ban. Thousands face discharge as deadlines for separation loom.
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