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In 1999, the military paid for her Sex Reassignment Surgery. Sylvia continued to serve and got promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer. When she retired in 2012, after more than 31 years of service, she was the assistant to the Canadian Forces Chief Communications Operator.
In 1952, Christine Jorgensen was the first transgender American woman to undergo gender confirmation surgery after being drafted into the United States Army to serve during World War II. The surgery made front-page news with headlines such as "Ex-GI Becomes Blonde Beauty" from the New York Daily News focusing on her prior military service. [17]
On October 30, 2017, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted the plaintiffs a preliminary injunction on the provisions of the memorandum prohibiting open military service and enlistment of transgender people. [2] The Pentagon's six-month delay on accession of transgender individuals into military service expires January 1, 2018. [18]
Asked by Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, a Democrat, if he thinks the two women on the committee who served in the military—Senators Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Ernst—made the ...
Members are appointed for a 4-year term of service (renewed annually), serve without compensation, and perform a variety of duties, which include: visiting military installations; conducting a review and evaluation of research on women; and developing a comprehensive annual report with recommendations for consideration by the Secretary of Defense.
Newly crowned Miss Maryland USA, a Cambodian American trans woman and a military wife, is speaking out against transphobic hate comments she received after winning her title.
Asked by Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., how he would "ensure the military is focused on warfighting" and cast off policies to promote diversity and inclusion, Hegseth said he would act "A-number-one, from ...
Army women who had joined the Reserves following World War II were involuntarily recalled to active duty during the Korean War. [9] Although no Women's Army Corps unit was sent to Korea, approximately a dozen WACs, including one officer, served in Seoul and Pusan in secretarial, translator, and administrative positions in 1952 and 1953. [30]