NY Times -Some doctors in the military are being told to not see patients. Pilots are grounded. A police investigator was forced to abandon her cases. An aircraft carrier headed to war without a critical nuclear reactor supervisor. Those professionals and thousands of others have been pulled from military jobs for one reason: They are transgender.
President Trump ordered a ban on trans service members days after taking office, saying it was necessary to improve operations and cut costs in the military. Instead trans troops say, highly trained professionals have been removed from positions with little planning, leaving their teams short-handed. When they disappeared from their jobs, they stayed on Defense Department books for months unable to be replaced and being paid to do nothing.
“It is the biggest waste I’ve ever seen,” said Capt. Katie Benn, a decorated air defense officer who was has served in the Army for 13 years. “I’ve proven I’m good at my job. They just won’t let me do it.”
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