DOD commission explores options for openly transgender military service

A report released yesterday by a commission of retired generals and Defense Department officials has found that the Pentagon could open the Armed Forces to transgender applicants immediately without major changes to existing regulations. 

"[F]ormulating and implementing inclusive policy is administratively feasible and neither excessively complex nor burdensome," the report said. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (pictured) indicated earlier this year that he is open to reviewing the military's policy on transgender service.