Despite Trump's sudden proclamation Wednesday that the US military will no longer allow transgender individuals to serve "in any capacity," the Pentagon isn't listening just yet.In a written message to military leaders, the nation's highest ranking military officer clarified that no changes would be made to the military's transgender policy until the Pentagon received official guidance.
"There will be no modifications to the current policy until the President's direction has been received by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary has issued implementation guidance," Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford wrote in the memo first reported by Reuters.
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