Dismantling Military's transgender ban to begin Monday

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Dismantling Military's transgender ban to begin Monday

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/07/29/defense-secretary-ashton-carter-chelsea-manning-transgender/30828647/

USA Today/Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY 8:42 p.m. EDT July 29, 2015

"WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon officials plan to meet Monday to lay out the road map for allowing transgender troops to serve openly in the military, a Defense Department official said Wednesday.

Meantime, on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ash Carter sent a memo to top military brass and civilians formally outlining his plan that would protect transgender troops from being discharged and directs officials to develop a plan within six months to incorporate those troops into the ranks ."