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  2. United States partial military ban on intersex people - Wikipedia

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    The (DoDI) 6130.03, 2018, section 5, 13f and 14m is the writing which bars persons with "true hermaphroditism" (ovotesticular disorder of sex development), "pseudohermaphroditism" and "pure gonadal dysgenesis" from serving in the United States Armed Forces.

  3. Transgender personnel in the United States military - Wikipedia

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    The DoD report notes that DoDI 6130.03 provides "baseline accession medical standards" and touts that it "is reviewed every three to four years by the Accession Medical Standards Working Group" but later notes the "standards were consistent with DSM-III" (published in 1980) and that "[d]ue to challenges associated with updating and publishing a ...

  4. Intersex people and military service - Wikipedia

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    Those with a female passport gender marker can serve in the army at will. However, there are a number of medical restrictions for which military service can be prohibited or restricted. These restrictions include those that may be manifestations of intersex traits, such as vaginal atresia, absence of the penis, cryptorchidism, and amenorrhea. [32]

  5. Intersex people in the United States military - Wikipedia

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    In November 1861, during the Civil War, a person named Ellen Burnham, was arrested by Union Army detectives, was subjected to a medical procedure, but announced as a man to the surprised of Burnham's interrogators. Burham later changed the first name to Edgar, and has been described as "the first person" in U.S. history "to be lawfully married ...

  6. United States Military Entrance Processing Command - Wikipedia

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    Effective January 1, 1982, the Assistant Secretary of the Army changed the processing stations' names from Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Stations (AFEES) to MEPS. The command's motto is Freedom's Front Door , signifying that a service member's military career starts when they walk through the doors of the MEPS.

  7. Glossary of military abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...

  8. LGBTQ rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    (DoDI) 6130.03, 2018, section 5, 13f and 14m ... these can affect test results) ... He joined Washington's army at Valley Forge in February 1778 accompanied by two ...

  9. Sexual orientation and gender identity in the United States ...

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    U.S. Sailors gather for cake during a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month observance aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) June 22, 2021, in the Pacific Ocean.