{"id":61124,"date":"2018-04-24T18:39:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T18:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/24\/all-4-service-chiefs-on-record-no-harm-to-unit-from-transgender-service\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:01:36","slug":"all-4-service-chiefs-on-record-no-harm-to-unit-from-transgender-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/04\/24\/all-4-service-chiefs-on-record-no-harm-to-unit-from-transgender-service\/","title":{"rendered":"All 4 service chiefs on record: No harm to units from transgender service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein told Congress Tuesday he was not aware of any negative effects from transgender personnel serving<\/a>, joining all three other service chiefs in a rare public split with President Donald Trump<\/a> over the issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, D-N.Y., as she had with the top military leaders of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps when they appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee for their budget hearings, used the opportunity to question Goldfein as to whether he was aware of any \u201cissues of unit cohesion, disciplinary problems or issues of morale resulting from open transgender service.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the last two weeks Gen. [Mark] Milley, Gen. [Robert] Neller, and Adm. [John] Richardson have told me that they have seen zero reports of issues of cohesion, discipline, morale as a result of open transgender service in their respective service branches,\u201d Gillibrand said, referring to the chiefs of staff of the Army, Marine Corps and Navy, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goldfein said he was not aware of any issues with transgender service members, but emphasized that each case is unique. Goldfein said among the transgender service members he had talked to, he had found a \u201ccommitment to serve by each of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t