Military review boards in the Navy and Marine Corps have voted to retain transgender-identifying service members in nine of 12 cases despite Pentagon instructions directing them to recommend discharge, according to a report from the New York Times, revealing resistance among some military review boards to President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban.
The New York Times reported that Navy boards have recommended retaining transgender sailors in seven of nine cases since hearings began in July, while Marine Corps boards have recommended retaining Marines in two of three cases since August.