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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.
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.
And separation pay is, you know, it's kind of a complicated calculus, but it essentially boils down to, it's calculated on how long you've served in the military and what you were getting paid at the time of your separation.
And separation pay is, you know, it's kind of a complicated calculus, but it essentially boils down to, it's calculated on how long you've served in the military and what you were getting paid at the time of your separation.
And separation pay is, you know, it's kind of a complicated calculus, but it essentially boils down to, it's calculated on how long you've served in the military and what you were getting paid at the time of your separation.
And so the Pentagon is saying, hey, if you are a transgender individual or an individual who's been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, if you know that you are going to be involuntarily separated under this policy, you can go ahead and start the process yourself. And by voluntarily separating, you'll get paid twice as much.
And so the Pentagon is saying, hey, if you are a transgender individual or an individual who's been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, if you know that you are going to be involuntarily separated under this policy, you can go ahead and start the process yourself. And by voluntarily separating, you'll get paid twice as much.
And so the Pentagon is saying, hey, if you are a transgender individual or an individual who's been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, if you know that you are going to be involuntarily separated under this policy, you can go ahead and start the process yourself. And by voluntarily separating, you'll get paid twice as much.
And so we don't have a lot of answers as to how that will be calculated or what that will really look like in practice, other than it's clearly an incentive hoping to get individuals to start the process sooner rather than later of separating themselves from service.
And so we don't have a lot of answers as to how that will be calculated or what that will really look like in practice, other than it's clearly an incentive hoping to get individuals to start the process sooner rather than later of separating themselves from service.
And so we don't have a lot of answers as to how that will be calculated or what that will really look like in practice, other than it's clearly an incentive hoping to get individuals to start the process sooner rather than later of separating themselves from service.
Yeah, so there was legal challenging in 2017 to the ban that he issued then. I think it was at least four different lawsuits who were saying that this was a form of sex discrimination. The Supreme Court let that ban take effect just a couple of years later in 2019.
Yeah, so there was legal challenging in 2017 to the ban that he issued then. I think it was at least four different lawsuits who were saying that this was a form of sex discrimination. The Supreme Court let that ban take effect just a couple of years later in 2019.
Yeah, so there was legal challenging in 2017 to the ban that he issued then. I think it was at least four different lawsuits who were saying that this was a form of sex discrimination. The Supreme Court let that ban take effect just a couple of years later in 2019.
So it did move forward in that sense. And then President Biden, when he took office, reversed it.
So it did move forward in that sense. And then President Biden, when he took office, reversed it.
So it did move forward in that sense. And then President Biden, when he took office, reversed it.
So this is essentially a reversal of a reversal of the original policy saying that, you know, this is going to move forward. So, yeah, it's unclear where the legal status or where legally this memo or this policy can move forward given the new lawsuits against it. It's, you know, we may see it end up back in higher court. It's kind of unclear at this point where it's going to go.
So this is essentially a reversal of a reversal of the original policy saying that, you know, this is going to move forward. So, yeah, it's unclear where the legal status or where legally this memo or this policy can move forward given the new lawsuits against it. It's, you know, we may see it end up back in higher court. It's kind of unclear at this point where it's going to go.
So this is essentially a reversal of a reversal of the original policy saying that, you know, this is going to move forward. So, yeah, it's unclear where the legal status or where legally this memo or this policy can move forward given the new lawsuits against it. It's, you know, we may see it end up back in higher court. It's kind of unclear at this point where it's going to go.