The Pentagon on Friday announced that transgender
individuals can now serve openly in U.S. Armed Forces.
U.S. Defence Chief Ash Carter said this at a press
conference in Washington.
This was made known during a press conference in Washiington
with the U.S. Defence Chief Ash
Carter.
In his words;
“Effective immediately, transgender Americans may serve
openly, and they can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated from the
military just for being transgender.”
“Americans who want to serve and can meet our standards
should be afforded the opportunity to compete to do so,’’ Carter said, adding
that the policy will be phased-in during a one-year period.
The U.S. military has also ended the ban on gays serving
openly and opened all combat jobs to women.
The U.S Marine Corps also replaced “Man” with “Marine” in
some of its job titles to ensure gender neutrality.
Carter said that the end of the ban on transgender service
was the latest step by the Pentagon to be more inclusive.
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