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Military Review Boards Retain Transgender Service Members Despite Pentagon Guidance
What happened
Navy and Marine Corps review boards have voted to retain transgender service members in nine of 12 cases, according to the New York Times. This occurred after the Pentagon issued instructions directing boards to recommend discharge. President Trump signed an executive order barring transgender individuals from military service, which Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been implementing.
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The New York Times leads with service members "finding ways to keep trans troops in uniform" and frames the boards as "defying orders." The outlet emphasizes troops being allowed to continue serving.
- NYTMilitary Boards Are Defying Orders and Letting Trans Troops ServeThe New York Times · Lean Left
No outlet on this side covered it.
Right-leaning outlets emphasize that boards "defy" orders or instructions. Breitbart and The Daily Wire specify "transgender-identifying" rather than "transgender" or "trans" when describing service members. The Daily Wire references "Secretary of War Pete Hegseth" rather than Secretary of Defense.
- BRTReport: Navy, Marine Corps Boards Defy Hegseth's Orders, Vote to Keep Transgender TroopsBreitbart News · Right
- DWNavy, Marine Corps Boards Defy Orders, Vote To Keep Transgender-Identifying Troops: ReportThe Daily Wire · Right
- NMXNavy, Marine Boards Reject Transgender Troop OustersNewsmax · Right · link via Google News
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