Pentagon searching medical records to identify transgender troops

By: Federal News Network

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 1,976

Last Updated: 1 day, 17 hours ago

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By Rachel S. Cohen

The military is searching protected medical records to find transgender troops who have tried to continue serving amid the Trump administration’s ban on transgender Americans in uniform, multiple sources tell Federal News Network.

Commanders around the world have started receiving notices that members of their units are violating Pentagon policy, and are being instructed to begin the separation process. The sweep is believed to have outed several hundred active-duty and Reserve …

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