Headline Roundup July 1, 2017
Transgender Military Decision Delayed
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis announced that the military would be delaying the decision of accepting openly transgender people for six months.
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Pentagon Delays Accepting Transgender Recruits for 6 Months
New York Times (News)
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A plan to allow transgender recruits to join the United States military beginning on Saturday has been delayed for six months by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, a Pentagon spokeswoman said on Friday.
Pentagon delays acceptance of transgender recruits and officers
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The Pentagon announced late Friday that it will delay until at least 2018 rolling out its policy for acceptance of transgender troops into the ranks.
Pentagon Halts Obama’s Transgender Endorsement Plan
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The Secretary of Defense has frozen a decision by former President Barack Obama to recruit transgender soldiers this year, and a new poll shows the planned recruitment freeze is very popular.
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