Transgender sailors, Marinci have offered benefits to voluntarily abandon the service or face ejected
The Navy Department offers transgender sailors and marines the possibility of voluntarily separated from the service to March 28. Otherwise, they risk being starting from the service – reducing the benefits for which it is eligible for half, according to the memory on Thursday published by the Navy Department.
Policy is aligned with the executive commands the president Donald Trump Signed in January for banning transgender individuals from serving in the military, and the secretary of the Defense of the Five Hegsets command in February, referring to each of the branches of the service to start separating transgender troops within 30 days.
Acting Division of Navy Secretary Terrence Emmert said in a letter that The Navy Department recognizes male and female As the only two sexes and that “the individual’s sex is immutable, immutable during the life of a person.”
As a result, Emmert said that those who have history or “show symptoms in accordance with” gender dysphoria may no longer serve in the military and can voluntarily choose the service until March 28. After that date, the Navy will inadvertently remove sailors and marines from their services.
The Navy offers transgender sailors and marines the possibility of voluntarily separated from the service to March 28. (Gerard Bottino/Sopa Pictures/Lightctics via Getty Images)
“History of cross -aid hormone therapy or movement of gender or surgery of genitals as treatment of gender dysphoria or in search of sexual transition is disqualified as applicants for military service, and incompatible with military service of military staff,” the letter said.
Nevertheless, the Navy said it would not go through medical records or health assessments to identify members of transgender services unless it explicitly requests it.
Members of transgender services who do not take over the Navy on its offer to voluntarily separate the conditions for the same fees after separation. Those who voluntarily deviate from the service will receive a double salary for separation as those who have been inadvertently removed, the Navy letter states.
For example, Pentagon said on February 28, that the E-5, a small first-class officer in the Navy, with 10 years of experience, would raise a total of $ 101,628 in the pay of voluntary separation, but only $ 50,814 if that member of the service opens for inadvertent salary of separation.
Those with less than six years of service, or more than 20 years of service, do not meet the conditions for voluntary salary for separation.
“The head of maritime operations (CNO) and commander of Marina Corps (CMC) will maximize the use of all the authorities available to ensure that the staff with influence are given dignity and respect,” the Navy letter said.
Some exceptions to the rules can be applied. Memo said that the Navy Secretary may issue a renunciation of those who want to stay or join the “Case to Case” service, if there is proof that keeping or employment of such individuals “directly supports war capabilities”.
Defense Minister Hegsetth issued guidelines in February by sending branches of service to create plans for separate transgender troops. (Yves Herman/Reuters)
Fox News Digital Navy referred to its public announcement when it arrived for comment and did not answer how much the sailor would probably affect this order.
On the same day, the Navy announced its guidelines that the federal judge heard the argument for a lawsuit that the LGBTQ advocate for the advocacy group of legal rights of hunger Law and the National Lesbian Rights Center filed in February against Trump’s administration, seeking a preliminary ban on the prohibition while litigation is prohibited.
The U.S. District Court’s judge Ana Reyes is expected to make a final decision on a preliminary ban by March 25. I am glad the law did not immediately respond to the Fox News Digital comment request.
The Human Rights and Lambda Legal campaign Foundation also filed a separate lawsuit in February, challenging Trump’s Administration Command on behalf of six Trans -service members and asked for a federal judge to block the order in the midst of legal proceedings.
“The dishonorable action from the dishonest administration,” said February 27, Foundation for Human Rights and Lambda Legal. “This attack on those who have dedicated themselves to serving our country is not only morally humiliating, but basically non -American. Forcing thousands of transgender members, who have fulfilled every qualification for service, does not improve military excellence or make our country safer.”
The Human Rights Campaign did not immediately respond to the Fox News Digital comment.
Navy leaders have previously defended members of LGBTQ services. For example, former Chief of Navy Operations ADM. Mike Gilday defended the non -bilic Navy officer assigned to the Gerald R. Ford carrier presented in a video that is divided by the Navy Proponent Corps on Instagram on participating in LGBTQ nights spoken words during deployment.
Pentagon says transgender troops are disqualified from service without exception
Former head of Navy Operations ADM. Mike Gilday defended the non -bidding officer of the Navy in 2023 before the Senate Committee on the Armed Forces.
The video has attracted the surveillance of Republican legislators, who have questioned the priorities of the Navy War Committee. For example, then. Marco Rubio shared a video on X in April 2023 and said, “While China is preparing for the war, this is what our @usnavy focused on.”
But Gilday, who retired in August 2023, said to the Republican legislators in the Senate Armed Forces Committee in April 2023 that he was proud of the officer and that people from different environments serve in the Navy.
As a result, Gilday said that it was a navy leaders “to build a cohesive war team that would follow the law, and the law demands that we can implement fast, sustainable surgery at sea.”
“That level of confidence that the commander develops through that unit must be based on dignity and respect,” Gilday said in April 2023. “And so, if that officer can be legally joined by the United States Navy, he is willing to serve and will lay the same oath that I and I have taken to put their lives in order.”
