A Pentagon directive to allow transgender men and women to join the military faces indefinite delay, as leaders from each of the services express apprehension.
The Obama-era policy targeted what the former president considered discrimination.
But many in the military have criticized it as social experimentation.
And while President Trump has reversed course on other transgender initiatives, there’s been no change to the policy allowing transgender troops already serving to do so openly.
DoD faces a July 1 deadline to start accepting transgender applicants.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will rule on the issue soon.
Among military leaders, a debate over transgender policy
