BREAKING: Army and Marine Corps ask for at least a one-year delay in developing transgender policy

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   The Army and Marine Corps are requesting delays in implementing a policy to accept transgender applicants into their ranks, according to government officials. The services had been given a July 1 deadline to develop policies to recruit and commission transgender troops. Under a policy enacted last year during the Obama administration, the Pentagon has allowed transgender troops in the ranks to continue serving; they previously had been banned from the military based on health reasons. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108