July 26, 2017 9:49 AM - Updated: July 26, 2017 10:34 AM
On July 26, 2017, President Donald Trump announced via his Twitter account he would not support transgender troops in the U.S. military.
While the implementation of the policy shift is still being understood, the following is a collection of documents from the Department of the Navy and the Office of the Secretary of Defense on transgender issues in the Department of the Defense.
U.S. Department of Defense Transgender Service in the U.S. Military
United States Navy Transgender and Gender Transition Commanding Officer’s Toolkit
All Navy Message, Aug. 2016: SERVICE OF TRANSGENDER SAILORS AND MARINES INTERIM GUIDANCE
NAVADMIN, Nov. 2016: INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR SERVICE OF TRANSGENDER NAVY PERSONNEL
Sam LaGrone is the editor of USNI News. He has covered legislation, acquisition and operations for the Sea Services since 2009 and spent time underway with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the Canadian Navy. Follow @samlagrone