The U.S. Air Force announced it will deny early retirement benefits to transgender service members who have served 15 to 18 years, instead opting for involuntary separation. This decision requires affected individuals to choose between a lump-sum payment or being removed from service. The policy shift came after applications for exceptions were reviewed and rejected. Previously, some service members were prematurely informed they could retire, but the policy change affects all transgender troops under the administration's regulations. The Defense Secretary outlined options for voluntary separation or involuntary removal that will impact these individuals.
The U.S. Air Force will deny transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of honorable service the option to retire early, instead opting for separation without benefits.
Transgender service members now face a choice of a lump-sum payment or removal from the service, following a reversal of previously granted retirement options.
About a dozen service members had been prematurely notified they could retire before the recent policy change, which impacts all transgender members under the current administration.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a policy allowing serving transgender troops to either volunteer for separation or face involuntary removal later.
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