An Army drill sergeant looks over recruits at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. The Army recently announced it would not allow transgender people to serve. (U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood)
PENTAGON CEASES GENDER TRANSITION TREATMENTS AS IT MOVES TO BOOT TRANS TROOPS
Once a service member notifies an immediate commander, that commander will then notify a superior, initiating the separation process.
Soldiers who reached a threshold for years of service qualify for voluntary separation pay or double the pay a service member would get by separating from the Army for various reasons, the spokesperson said.
The first phase of the Army's separation with transgender soldiers ends June 6. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
After the June 6 deadline for voluntary separation, the Army will enter the involuntary separation phase.
In the second phase, "there will be means of identifying those who did not want to self-identify," the spokesperson said.
HEGSETH ORDERS DEADLINE FOR TRANS SERVICE MEMBERS TO LEAVE MILITARY: 'OUT AT THE DOD'
The spokesperson said soldiers' records, prior to the new policy, reflected service members' sex at birth.
Once they are identified, a separation process will begin.
Military veterans and their supporters protest against the Trump administration's cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs and other changes affecting veterans outside the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. (Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
TRANSGENDER SAILORS, MARINES OFFERED BENEFITS TO VOLUNTARILY LEAVE SERVICE OR FACE BEING KICKED OUT
"Regardless of potential outcome, every service member will be treated with dignity and respect, however this shakes out," the spokesperson said.
Driscoll's guidance comes after President Donald Trump issued an executive order Jan. 27, "Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness."
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth heeded Trump's executive order with a memo outlining what the Department of Defense needed to do to comply.
Alexandra Koch is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Prior to joining Fox News, Alexandra covered breaking news, crime, religion, and the military in the southeast.
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