Hegseth memo pauses transgender accessions and all gender-affirming care for service members
- Date
- Actor
- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
- Agency
- Department of Defense (DOD)
- Type
- Guidance/memo
Summary
Implements EO 14183 by (1) immediately pausing all new accessions of applicants with a current diagnosis or history of gender dysphoria and (2) pausing all "unscheduled, scheduled, or planned medical procedures associated with affirming or facilitating a gender transition" for currently serving members — halting surgeries and blocking newly initiated cross-sex hormone therapy. The Navy had already begun rejecting transgender applicants in late January 2025.
Status
Superseded/absorbed by the Feb. 26, 2025 policy; accession bar still in effect — transgender civilians still could not enlist as of July 2026 despite the Talbott rulings.
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Sources
- abcnews.com/Politics/hegseth-orders-immediate-pause-gender-affirming-medical-ca…(opens another site)
- military.com/daily-news/2025/02/10/transgender-recruits-and-gender-affirming-he…(opens another site)
- militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/02/11/dod-issues-new-rules-limiti…(opens another site)