The US Air Force has denied early retirement to transgender service members with 15-18 years of military service, mandating that they either quit or be forced out without retirement benefits. This decision follows a memo rescinding previous approvals for early retirement applications, emphasizing that approvals had been premature. The Pentagon cites that transgender individuals are medically unfit, a claim refuted by civil rights activists as discriminatory. The policy reflects the administration's ongoing efforts to bar transgender individuals from military service while permitting early retirement for service members with more than 20 years of service.
The denial of early retirement to transgender service members with 15-18 years of military service will force them out with no benefits, with potential lump-sum payments upon exiting.
The memo states that all requests for Temporary Early Retirement Authority for service members in this category have been disapproved, categorizing transgender individuals as medically unfit.
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