Transgender Troops Spark Dueling Bills and Potential Clash on Capitol Hill A new bill, sponsored by Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., would ensure anyone who meets occupational standards can serve in the...
Republicans Tee Up Challenge to Open Transgender Military Service Ahead of House Majority Republicans have railed against so-called "woke" policies they argue are contributing to the military's recruitment and...
Retired Navy SEAL and Trailblazer for Transgender Troops Detransitioning, Critical of VA Care Chris Beck, subject of a memoir and documentary on his transition to becoming Kristin Beck, faulted the mental health care he...
Vet Sues Over Coverage Denial for Daughter Gender Transition A U.S. military veteran and his daughter are filing a lawsuit challenging a federal rule they said prevents the daughter from...
The VA Said It Would Cover Gender Affirmation Surgeries. Trans Vets Are Still Waiting. The life-and-death stakes of gender affirmation are closely tied to alarming numbers of suicides and suicidal ideation in the...
Soldiers Facing Discrimination from State Laws Could Request Transfers Under Draft Army Policy The policy would ostensibly sanction soldiers to declare that certain states are too racist, too homophobic or too sexist to...
How Navy Veteran Monica Helms Created the Transgender Pride Flag Monica Helms is a Navy submarine veteran, transgender rights advocate and prolific author.
'I'm Pretty Much Leading a Double Life:' Nonbinary Troops and the Pentagon's Next Frontier The Pentagon has quietly been researching how it could allow nonbinary troops to serve more openly.
Pentagon Quietly Looking into How Nonbinary Troops Could Serve Openly Someone who is nonbinary identifies as neither male nor female, oftening using "they" and "them" as their pronouns.
Transgender, Nonbinary Veterans Can Now Include Gender Identity in Health Records Knowing a veteran's gender identity can help health care providers better understand their patients' needs.
Ramstein Squadron Whacked for 'Irresponsible Alcohol Consumption,' Banned from Drinking Outside Barracks Strict alcohol bans are rare but not unheard-of in the Air Force, and they're notably only used for extreme measures.
One Recruiting Environment, Two Different Outcomes for Army and Marine Corps The Army and Marine Corps are set to fall on opposite sides of what has become a recruiting crisis as enlistment estimates...
Marine Corps Leaders Struggle with How to Train Female Infantry Officers Amid Worries About Standards In 2018, a Marine general who heads the service's training command wrote about his concern that the "pursuit of ensuring fair...
Video Provides First Clear Views of WWII Aircraft Carriers Lost in the Pivotal Battle of Midway Julian Hodges, one of the last living veterans who served on the Yorktown, teared up as he watched the footage.
This Taylor Swift Song Is a Tribute to Her Marine Grandfather's Service at Guadalcanal Written during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, "Epiphany" explores the similar emotions experienced by soldiers...
