Trump's upcoming military plan might affect thousands of service members

Reports indicate Donald Trump plans to issue an executive-order removing trans-gender service-members from military posts right after taking office. This policy-change would affect many more personnel than his previous termʼs restrictions which Biden had over-turned

The military faces serious staff shortages (except Marines who meet their goals); this new rule could make things worse. A well-placed source says: “These people will be forced out at a time when the military cant recruit enough people“

Rachel Branaman from Modern Military Association points out several problems: unit readiness‚ recruitment issues and security risks. The policy might force-out over 15k service-members when the forces are already short 41k recruits from last year; replacing their skills could cost billions

The Pentagonʼs data shows about 2‚2k personnel had specific medical records but total numbers remain unclear due to privacy rules. Pete Hegseth (who criticized “weak“ military leadership) is Trumps pick for defence secretary: this fits with the proposed changes

Paulo Batista‚ a navy analyst explains: “You take 15k of us out - theres more but thats the number that is always mentioned - that means others have to cover; these positions could take months or years to fill“