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Paul Zukunft took a firm stance on the matter during an appearance at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI reached out personally to Lt. Taylor Miller, who was featured on the cover of The Washington Post last week,\u201d Zukunft said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you read that story, Taylor\u2019s family has disowned her,\u201d he said. \u201cHer family is the United States Coast Guard. And I told Taylor, \u2019I will not turn my back. We have made an investment in you, and you have made an investment in the Coast Guard, and I will not break faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon ended the policy banning transgender individuals from serving in the military in 2016. Then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter lifted the ban, assuring these service members that they would no longer be discharged on that basis and would receive medical care \u2014 including hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s series of tweets on July 26 made it clear he intends to reverse the policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No additional guidance has come from the White House, and military leaders and service members are left wondering what will happen next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zukunft\u2019s message to transgender Guardsmen, however, was clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat is the commitment to our people right now,\u201d Zukunft said. \u201cVery small numbers, but all of them are doing meaningful Coast Guard work today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adm. 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