Headline RoundupJuly 1st, 2017
Transgender Military Decision Delayed
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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 MonthsNew 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.
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Pentagon delays acceptance of transgender recruits and officersUSA TODAY
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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.
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Pentagon Halts Obama’s Transgender Endorsement PlanBreitbart News
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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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