Air Force Denies Retirement Pay For Trans Soldiers

The Associated Press reports:

The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits.

The move means that transgender service members will now be faced with the choice of either taking a lump-sum separation payment offered to junior troops or be removed from the service.

An Air Force spokesperson told The Associated Press that “although service members with 15 to 18 years of honorable service were permitted to apply for an exception to policy, none of the exceptions to policy were approved.” All transgender members of the Air Force are being separated from the service under the Trump administration’s policies.

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BREAKING – the Department of the Airforce has decided to betray trans service members again and revoke all previously approved exceptions for early retirement for trans people who had 15-18 years of service.
The @usairforce is going against its own values and ripping up… pic.twitter.com/eEuKiZvdNt

— Jo Ellis (@JoEllisReally) August 7, 2025

The U.S. Air Force is denying early retirement to all transgender service members with between 15 and 18 years of military service, opting instead to kick them out with no retirement benefits, according to a memo seen by Reuters. https://t.co/2abR0OiToh

— Reuters Legal (@ReutersLegal) August 7, 2025