Military officials are using medical and personnel data to uncover troops with current or past gender dysphoria as the Pentagon moves ahead with separations.
One in three service members filed a complaint about an incident that they or someone else experienced, up from 1 in 4 last year.
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FILE - The Department of Defense seal is seen on the podium in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon, Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
The service has already reached its goal of enlisting 730 new guardians in 2026.
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FILE - A presentation of the U.S. Space Command colors, Sept. 9, 2019, during a ceremony to recognize the establishment of the United States Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP, File)