The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) will no longer allow those who identify as transgender or struggle with gender dysphoria to enter the United States military and will halt all insurance coverage for transgender medical procedures for service members, such as surgeries and hormones.

The Pentagon's move from the Trump administration is the latest volley in a controversy over the service of transgender troops.

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth moves to implement Trump’s ban on transgender troops Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military to pause integrating new transgender recruits and suspend planned medical procedures meant to treat current service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

The Pentagon will pause the acceptance of transgender recruits into the military under a memo issued this week by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Under the newly issued rules, the military is instructed to pause the accession “for individuals with a history of gender dysphoria,

Pete Hegseth has implemented a ban on trans people signing up to serve in the US military. The secretary of defence signed the ban, which prevents those with a “history of gender dysphoria” from entering the armed forces,