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EPISODE · Sep 8, 2026 · 14 MIN

Pentagon turns to medical records to identify service members subject to administration's ban on transgender troops

from The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

The Pentagon is using military medical records to identify service members who could be subject to the administration's ban on transgender troops. Federal News Network found that the effort is reaching people who may have transitioned years ago, people who never transitioned and even some people who aren't transgender. How does the military have the ability to find people based on something that may be buried in their medical history? Federal News Network's Rachel Cohen is here to tell us more about her reporting.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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