U.S. Air Force to deny early retirement benefits to some transgender service members – Knowhere News

Letter: Hegseth denies retirement benefits to trans service members

On June 25, 2019, during the first Trump administration, a memorandum was issued providing guidance for administering the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, which had been extended to Dec. 31, 2025, by Section 508, Public Law 114-328, of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017. The military is now in the process of separating trans service members from the military, based on the dubious notion that a trans person is someone who is …

Trans troops brand Air Force's benefits policy amid trans ban a 'betrayal'

Transgender U.S. Air Force troops are speaking out against a memo that confirms the service will deny early retirement to trans troops.

The Air Force’s denial of retirement benefits for trans service members is part of a vicious pattern

There is a familiar rhythm to the U.S. military’s history. For decades, it has operated on a cycle of exclusion, followed by reluctant acceptance, followed by new policies that target another group.

U.S. Air Force to deny early retirement benefits to some transgender service members – Knowhere News

Washington On Thursday, the U.S. Air Force announced that it will segregate transgender service members without retirement benefits and refuse them the opportunity to retire early if they have served 15–18 years. The move, according to one Air Force sergeant, “betrayed and devastated” him. Transgender service members will now have to decide whether to accept the lump-sum parting payout given to junior troops or to be discharged from the military…