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US Army Says It Will ‘No Longer’ Accept Transgender Applicants, Support Sex-Change Procedures

The U.S. Army announced Friday that it would not accept transgender applicants or support sexual change procedures.

The announcement comes after Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegses issued a memo on February 7th and officially introduced the department in line with President Donald Trump’s January 27th execution. . orderbanned transgender members from the entire military, as well as the sex change procedure. Currently, the military has 11,500 trans service members. According to For DOD statistics.

“#Usarmy We will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will cease to carry out or promote procedures related to the gender transition of service members,” the Army I said X Friday.

The Pentagon, the pinnacle of the US Department of Defense, will be seen from the air on February 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo: J. David Ake/Getty Images)

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