The United States military is to begin screening service members for gender confusion, according to a Pentagon memo.
The memo, released Thursday, revealed that the screening seeks to crackdown on transgenders in the armed forces.
Commanders are now required to screen for gender dysphoria during regularly scheduled physicals, effective “immediately.”
The directive was revealed in a memo from Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Jules Hurst III.
President Donald Trump’s January executive order barred transgenders from serving in the military.
The order declares that transgenderism was “not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member.”
The Pentagon memo reads:
“Commanders who are aware of Service members in their units with gender dysphoria, a history of gender dysphoria, or symptoms consistent with gender dysphoria will direct individualized medical record reviews of such Service members to confirm compliance with medical standards under the [Individual Medical Readiness] program.”
In a call on Thursday, a senior defense official told reporters that approximately 4,200 individuals have gender dysphoria in the military.
Active duty service members seeking voluntary separation have until June 7 to identify themselves.
Reserve members, meanwhile, have until July 7, the official told reporters.
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