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Military leaders from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps submitted a request to delay the July 1 deadline
Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work has received input from each service and will make a recommendation
US military chiefs are asking for more time to implement a policy that will allow transgender people to enlist in the service branches, the Pentagon announced on Friday.
Military leaders from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps submitted a request to delay the July 1 deadline set by former Defense Secretary Ash Carter to implement a policy that allows incoming service members already identifying as transgender to enlist if they have been “stable” in their gender identity for 18 months.
Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work has received input from each service and will make a recommendation to Secretary James Mattis, who will make the final decision.
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