Retired generals to Mattis: Don't delay accepting transgender recruits
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/336716-retired-generals-to-mattis-dont-delay-accepting-transgender-recruits
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A trio of retired generals is urging Defense Secretary James Mattis not to delay accepting transgender recruits into the military after reports that the Pentagon chief was considering such a move.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has stated that he will make personnel decisions based on evidence about what best promotes force readiness, retired Army Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy, retired Army Major Gen. Gale Pollock and retired Army Brig. Gen. Clara Adams-Ender wrote in a statement provided to The Hill.
If he is serious about that commitment, he will maintain existing policy and make clear that there will be no return to the days of forcing capable applicants to lie in order to serve their country," they said.
Transgender troops already in the military have been able to serve openly since then-Secretary of Defense Ash Carter lifted the ban in June 2016. But under the policy Carter crafted, transgender recruits havent been allowed to enlist pending the end of a one-year implementation period.
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