The U.S. Air Force said it will deny retirement benefits to transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service who are being pulled from duty under the direction of the Trump administration, according to multiple reports.
“After careful consideration of the individual applications, I am disapproving all Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA) exception to policy requests in Tabs 1 and 2 for members with 15-18 years of service,” reads a memo signed by Brian Scarlett, assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs, first reported by Reuters on Thursday.
The decision was made “after careful consideration of the individual applications,” the memo read.