Hegeseth: Deadline Given to ‘Transgender’ Service Members To Leave

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to discharge transgender service members who don’t voluntarily exit by June 6.

President Trump has undone much of the trans agenda since his second term began.

He signed a January 27 executive order banning openly transgender troops, since they harm excellence and readiness.

Now an internal memo demands immediate action.

No more playing pretend with these confused people.

BREAKING: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that there will be no more dudes in dresses at the Pentagon.

“We’re done with that sh*t.” pic.twitter.com/E77ZDW2bYk

— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) May 6, 2025

Newsweek reports:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to begin discharging transgender service members who do not voluntarily exit by June 6, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters.

President Donald Trump has heavily pushed policies and issued several executive orders rolling back rights for transgender people since beginning his second term in office on January 20.

The president signed a ban on openly transgender people serving in the military in an executive order on January 27, claiming that transgender troops negatively impact “excellence” and “readiness.”

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth later issued a memo saying that transgender people would no longer be allowed to enlist in the military while asserting that service members with gender dysphoria who are already in the military would be “treated with dignity and respect.”

What To Know
Hegseth’s new memo underscores the Trump administration’s intent to move quickly in removing thousands of transgender service members following Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling that cleared the path for the ban to be temporarily implemented until a lower court rules on it.

According to Reuters, the memo outlines that transgender troops who are on active duty may identify themselves for the “voluntary separation” process until June 6 and that Reserve forces have until July 7 to identify themselves.

The memo says in part, according to Reuters, “On conclusion of the self-identification eligibility window, the Military Departments will initiate involuntary separation processes.”

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Chief Pentagon Spokesman and Senior Advisor Sean Parnell in a news release on Thursday: “The Secretary is encouraged by the Supreme Court’s order staying the lower court’s injunction, allowing the Department of Defense to carry out its policies associated with ‘Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness.’

“Today, the Department will issue guidance to the Military Departments and Services ending the accession of individuals with a current diagnosis or history of, or symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria and all non-medically necessary treatment,” the statement read.

Concluding, Parnell said, “Approximately 1,000 Service members who have self-identified as being diagnosed with gender dysphoria will begin the voluntary separation process. The Department will extend the voluntary separation period for 30 days for Active Component Service members, and 60 days for Reserve Component Service members, and proceed with processing for involuntary separations after those periods.”

And now, a word from the man himself:

After a SCOTUS victory for @POTUS, TRANS is out at the DOD. pic.twitter.com/4WkEhSS3dL

— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) May 8, 2025

Well, this is bad news for all the dudes that wanted to wear dresses like Mrs. Doubtfire.

BREAKING 🚨 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has a message for the entire World:

– No more pronouns

– No more climate change obsessions

– No more emergency vaccine mandates

– No more Dudes in Dresses

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I VOTED FOR 🔥 pic.twitter.com/eqYNqcWNrT

— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) May 6, 2025