US Army bans transgender individuals from enlisting, halts transition procedures

Announcement comes after executive order signed by US president aimed at reshaping military policies

By Diyar Guldogan

WASHINGTON (AA) - The US Army announced Friday that it will no longer allow transgender individuals to enlist or receive gender transition-related medical procedures, following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

"The #USArmy will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for service members," it said on X.

Last month, Trump signed a series of executive orders reshaping the military, including a ban on transgender individuals serving openly.

Trump said the order will ensure that the US has "the most lethal fighting force in the world" by getting "transgender ideology the hell out of our military."

The order says "a false 'gender identity' divergent from an individual's sex cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service."

It will ensure the end of "invented and identification-based" pronoun usage.

The order gives Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 60 days to implement a new policy on gender identity.

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