Transgender troops who don’t self-report will have medical records reviewed

Troops with a history of gender dysphoria or who show symptoms of the condition will be subject to medical record reviews if they don’t self-report, according to a memo issued Thursday by the Pentagon. Medical screenings will be the Defense Department’s primary means of involuntarily booting out transgender troops who do not self-identify for a discharge from military service, according to a senior defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The medical screenings will be conducted through the department’s individual medical readiness program, which is executed on a rolling basis to assess whether a service member is able to deploy on a mission.

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