Transgendered Airmen denied early retirement
Transgendered Airmen with 15-18 years of service requested an exception to policy in order to retire under Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA). This move was in response to the removal of transgendered service members from the military. However, their requests were denied, and they will be separated. Those who had their request approved saw these approvals rescinded. Instead, these Airmen will be separated with separation pay. Those who were given bonuses pending completion of their full contract were excused from paying those bonuses back as a result of the separation.
From The Guardian:
The US air force is denying early retirement to all transgender service members with 15-18 years of military service, opting instead to force them out with no retirement benefits, according to a memo seen by Reuters.
These longer-serving transgender service members will have the same choice as more junior ones: quit or be forced out, with corresponding lump-sum payments as they walk out the door, the 4 August memo says.
The move is the latest escalation by Donald Trump’s administration as it seeks to bar transgender people from joining the US military and remove all who are serving. The Pentagon says transgender people are medically unfit, something civil rights activists say is untrue and constitutes illegal discrimination.
“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 [sections of the documents] for members with 15 to 18 years of service,” the memo said.
It was signed by Brian Scarlett, who is performing the duties of the assistant secretary of the air force for manpower and reserve affairs. The memo has not been previously reported.
Multiple service members had already been approved for early retirement, but those approvals were rescinded, advocates say. An air force spokesperson said a subset of applications were “prematurely approved”.
“It’s devastating,” said Shannon Minter of the National Center for LGBTQ Rights. “This is just betrayal of a direct commitment made to these service members.”
Additional Reading:
Reed, B. (2025, August 7). US air force denies early retirement for transgender service members. The Guardian. Link.
Category: Air Force
“Transgendered Airmen denied early retirement”
And I care why? 🤷♂️
Off to the VA then for a sleep study.
You joined up as a male or female. You live that way until you meet your commitment.
If they want to retire, I suggest they un-trasgender.
There used to be the ever-present threat of fraudulent enlistment. I can’t say I ever knew anyone to be tossed out because of this, though I’m sure there are cases, but back in the day it was used as a way of shutting junior enlisted Soldiers up.
PFC trying to sound cool in front of the new PV2: “Man, I used to make $40k a month selling crack back home, and smoked so much weed I didn’t know where I was half the time.”
SGT: “Shut up, PFC Gangstabitch. If that’s true, you lied to your Recruiter, and I’ll personally see to it that you’re kicked out for fraudulent enlistment.”
These career “transgender” service members enlisted as male or female, as you stated, when transgenders were banned from military service. They came out of the closet only after Obama and then Biden welcomed them with open arms and offered everything possible to encourage them to be stunning and brave. It doesn’t matter how they feel now. I doubt they suddenly had an epiphany a decade into their service, waking up one day thinking, “Man, I Feel Like a Woman”. [cue Shania Twain]
They either jumped aboard a trend for personal/intimate reasons (the term autogynephilia comes to mind) or hid the fact that they were confused (at best) about their gender when they signed their initial contract. Sucks to suck (maybe less so for them) but they lived a lie in one way or another and now have to deal with the consequences.
Unfortunately fraudulent enlistment only seems to go one way.
When I was serving, all we had were men aboard the ship because in those days, we didn’t have Ass-Hole teachers indoctrinating kids that they had to be a man or a woman and that’s the fact Jack. Know what I mean Jelly Bean. Later Alligator
And all the people who were forced to call them by their preferred pronoun or face separation are celebrating.
Not tired of winning.
“Elections have consequences.”
Yup.
Ahem…..and to wit….
Remember when Biden and his DEI generals told us the alphabet diversity helps readiness and wins wars?
Look bub, he only suffered one major humiliating withdraw that didn’t kill 200 people. Joe doesn’t work for you.
Weren’t there over 200 civilians killed in the blast?
But it didn’t kill 200 of “our” people.
Only 170 civilians.
Laughs in knowing that boys have a penis and girls have a vagina…
If they’re so confused about the whole male/female thing, drop trou, and check for an innie or an outie.
Innie? Female
Outie? Male
*AWWWW*, poor little THINGS, bless their hearts.
Entirely appropriate.
We have been repeatedly assured that “transgender” people are born that way and innately know it from as early as Kindergarten.
What this means is that military members who announced their transgender identity during the Biden administration enlisted under false pretenses.
They claimed to be the sex they were “assigned at birth” rather than their “actual” gender (according to the LGBTQEIEIO brigade), and therefore falsified their enlistment or appointment paperwork.
They shouldn’t be complaining, they should be grateful that they aren’t being charged with crimes for their malfeasance.
15-18 years ago they were not allowed to enter military service. They lied to get in. Surely they already knew their mental conditon back then.
Maybe, maybe not. I’ve known guys that found they were gay at just about every age, where prior to that they were straight. Others who knew their whole life.
Nobody has said the homosexuals can’t continue to serve. I remember back in the early 1970’s there were dozens of dyke looking women in the support units at Ft. Devens.
The only people affected by this decision are the full-on trannies. They are simply unfit medically for service.
“ Those who were given bonuses pending completion of their full contract were excused from paying those bonuses back as a result of the separation.”
Oh HELL NO! I want my tax dollars returned for breach of contract. Just like I would have to do!!!
Or maybe they just decide they’ll be sane and rational and decide to serve as the person they were when they enlisted. But probably not.
“Airmen”, whoa aint that using its wrong pronoun? Maybe Airit or Airthem or Airshim?