Defense Secretary Ashton Carter repealed the U.S. military‘s ban on transgender servicemembers Thursday, but the Pentagon still has a number of decisions to sort through in the coming months.
In his remarks, Carter focused heavily on why he thought the repeal was the right thing to do, noting there are presently at least 2,500 transgender troops on active duty.
Carter also laid out a multi-layered implementation process that requires numerous decisions in coming months by service chiefs and senior civilian officials in the Pentagon alike.
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter repealed the U.S. military‘s ban on transgender servicemembers Thursday, but the Pentagon still has a number of decisions to sort through in the coming months.
In his remarks, Carter focused heavily on why he thought the repeal was the right thing to do, noting there are presently at least 2,500 transgender troops on active duty.
Carter also laid out a multi-layered implementation process that requires numerous decisions in coming months by service chiefs and senior civilian officials in the Pentagon alike.
They include:
But other facilities, particularly in basic training environments, may get a look for additional changes. Communal showers still exist on numerous installations, with multiple shower heads in a single room, for example. It’s unclear how that issue will be handled, but Pentagon officials acknowledged Thursday that there may be some one-time costs associated with opening the military to transgender service.
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