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US Army Chief: Transgender Ban 'A Complex Issue'

(27 Jul 2017) The U.S. military will keep permitting its transgender members to serve openly until Defense Secretary Jim Mattis receives President Donald Trump's actual direction to change its policy and then figures out how to implement it, America's top military officer said Thursday. In a memo to all military service chiefs, commanders and enlisted military leaders, Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said "there will be no modifications" to current policy for now, amid questions about President Donald Trump's announcement on Twitter that the U.S. government will not "accept or allow" transgender people to serve in any capacity in the military. The Dunford statement suggests that Mattis was given no presidential direction on changing the transgender policy. Mattis has been on vacation this week and has been publicly silent amid questions about Trump's announced ban. His spokesmen declined to comment Thursday. On Wednesday they said the Pentagon would work with the White House and provide revised guidance to the military "in the near future." Gen. Mark Milley, the Army chief of staff, made similar points during a speech at the National Press Club Thursday. "I have yet to receive implementation guidance" from Mattis, Milley said. "We'll act when we receive directives through the proper chain of command channels." Until then, nothing changes, he added, citing the Dunford memo. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...