Pentagon Memo Says Transgender Service Members to Be Separated From Military by June

Exemptions to the policy will be considered if there is ‘compelling government interest’ in retaining the service member, the memo says.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, board an aircraft bound for the U.S. Central Command area of operations from Fort Bragg, N.C., on Jan. 5, 2020. U.S. Army/Spc. Hubert Delany III/Handout via Reuters

Transgender service members will be separated from the U.S. military by June unless they receive an exemption, according to a Feb. 26 Pentagon policy memorandum.

The memo became public as part of a court filing in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s January executive order “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness.”