The Pentagon just issued new "rigged" rules to humiliate & eliminate trans troops [View all]

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/the-pentagon-just-issued-new-rigged-rules-to-humiliate-eliminate-trans-troops/

A new policy rolled out by the Pentagon effectively removes a crucial part of due process for military service members facing involuntary separation under Trump’s second ban on transgender military members. Those who wish to argue against their separation at a board hearing will now have the final decision made by a superior who is not required to participate in that hearing.

“The administration knows these service members have done absolutely nothing wrong and that they are being discharged despite years of faithful service, commendations, honors, promotions, and deployment to combat zones across the globe,” Shannon Minter, legal director and vice president of the National Center for LGBTQ Rights, told The Advocate. “This is a cruel and bizarre attempt to deflect attention from the reality that these proceedings reflect a deeply flawed policy that is harmful to the military and to our country.”

When a service member faces involuntary separation from the armed forces for any reason, they are given a chance to contest the decision at an administrative separation board, if they’re enlisted, or a board of inquiry, if they are an officer. Like a court proceeding, service members can be represented by a lawyer, provide evidence that they should not be separated, and have peers speak on their behalf.

After that, the board will make a decision based on a preponderance of evidence standard and then make a recommendation for dismissal or retention, which is then enacted by a separating authority, most often, the person’s commanding officer.

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