Haley Britsky

Do we know how many people this will affect? We heard last week a senior defense official told reporters that there were a little over 4,000 troops who'd been diagnosed with gender dysphoria across all three components. So that's active duty, military, National Guard, and the Reserve. You know, important to note that not all transgender people have a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria.

So it's kind of unclear how many people, at the end of the day, this is really going to impact people. Between 2014 and 2025, roughly 1,000 individuals in the military received gender-affirming surgery. So that's sort of what we're waiting to see is, okay, in practice, how many people will be impacted by this and ultimately how many would be eligible for waivers or even want to seek a waiver.

So it's kind of unclear how many people, at the end of the day, this is really going to impact people. Between 2014 and 2025, roughly 1,000 individuals in the military received gender-affirming surgery. So that's sort of what we're waiting to see is, okay, in practice, how many people will be impacted by this and ultimately how many would be eligible for waivers or even want to seek a waiver.

So it's kind of unclear how many people, at the end of the day, this is really going to impact people. Between 2014 and 2025, roughly 1,000 individuals in the military received gender-affirming surgery. So that's sort of what we're waiting to see is, okay, in practice, how many people will be impacted by this and ultimately how many would be eligible for waivers or even want to seek a waiver.

So a lot of times what we hear is that this is tied to their deployability.

So a lot of times what we hear is that this is tied to their deployability.

So a lot of times what we hear is that this is tied to their deployability.

Meaning that, you know, if an individual is undergoing a medical procedure, they may be considered non-deployable for so much time. That also is the case for pregnancy or for specific injuries or bone breaks, things like that. A non-deployable status is not specifically tied to gender dysphoria or transgender individuals. So that's oftentimes one of the reasonings that they use.

Meaning that, you know, if an individual is undergoing a medical procedure, they may be considered non-deployable for so much time. That also is the case for pregnancy or for specific injuries or bone breaks, things like that. A non-deployable status is not specifically tied to gender dysphoria or transgender individuals. So that's oftentimes one of the reasonings that they use.

Meaning that, you know, if an individual is undergoing a medical procedure, they may be considered non-deployable for so much time. That also is the case for pregnancy or for specific injuries or bone breaks, things like that. A non-deployable status is not specifically tied to gender dysphoria or transgender individuals. So that's oftentimes one of the reasonings that they use.

But what we see in the executive order and then in the Pentagon policy that resulted from it is they kind of go a step further than just focusing on the medical readiness of these individuals. They kind of hone in on their value system and morals by saying that individuals who have gender dysphoria or have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria

But what we see in the executive order and then in the Pentagon policy that resulted from it is they kind of go a step further than just focusing on the medical readiness of these individuals. They kind of hone in on their value system and morals by saying that individuals who have gender dysphoria or have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria

But what we see in the executive order and then in the Pentagon policy that resulted from it is they kind of go a step further than just focusing on the medical readiness of these individuals. They kind of hone in on their value system and morals by saying that individuals who have gender dysphoria or have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria

that they are inconsistent with the honesty, humility, and integrity that's required in the military.

that they are inconsistent with the honesty, humility, and integrity that's required in the military.

that they are inconsistent with the honesty, humility, and integrity that's required in the military.

It goes a step further than just saying medically you may not be able to serve, physically you may not be able to serve. It's saying that you do not align with our values of humility and integrity and honesty. That is sort of has been made policy by existing in the executive order and within this new policy memo from the Pentagon. But we haven't seen a lot of explanation of that point just yet.

It goes a step further than just saying medically you may not be able to serve, physically you may not be able to serve. It's saying that you do not align with our values of humility and integrity and honesty. That is sort of has been made policy by existing in the executive order and within this new policy memo from the Pentagon. But we haven't seen a lot of explanation of that point just yet.

It goes a step further than just saying medically you may not be able to serve, physically you may not be able to serve. It's saying that you do not align with our values of humility and integrity and honesty. That is sort of has been made policy by existing in the executive order and within this new policy memo from the Pentagon. But we haven't seen a lot of explanation of that point just yet.

What the memo says is that if you elect to voluntarily separate within 30 days of that memo, you will get two times the separation pay, as if you wait to be involuntarily separated.