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       On eve of deadline, Pentagon delays plan to allow transgender
       recruits by 6 months
   DIR By: andra
       Date: July 1, 2017, 1:07 am
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       On eve of deadline, Pentagon delays plan to allow transgender
       recruits by 6 months
       "Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has delayed a plan approved by the
       Obama administration a year ago to begin allowing transgender
       recruits to join the U.S. military, providing the Joint Chiefs
       of Staff with a six-month reprieve that they requested, the
       Pentagon said Friday night.
       The decision was made on the eve of a deadline set a year ago by
       then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter. The services can now delay
       processing transgender recruits until Jan. 1, following another
       review of accession plans and providing information about how
       doing so will affect the military and its lethality, Mattis said
       in a memo. Details about that review must be provided back to
       Mattis by Dec. 1.
       The defense secretary said in the memo that the delay “in no way
       presupposes an outcome,” but after consulting with top generals
       and other senior defense officials, he determined more time is
       needed before making a decision. He is confident, he said, that
       the Defense Department will continue to treat all service
       members with dignity and respect."
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