Article snippet: MORE is moving ahead with his plan to ban most transgender people from serving in the military, with limited exceptions, following up on a proposal he called for last summer. The White House issued a memorandum late Friday on policies determined by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, stating that transgender people are "disqualified from military service except under limited circumstances." The memo, filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, states that "transgender persons with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria -- individuals who the policies state may require substantial medical treatment, including medications and surgery -- are disqualified from military service except under certain limited circumstances." Mattis will have some leeway in implementing the policy, the memo states, as will Homeland Security Secretary a final recommendation. It was expected that he would recommend Trump allow transgender troops to remain in the military. A Pentagon spokesman declined to comment on Mattis's recommendation in February, only confirming that the Defense chief had advised the president on the subject. In a court filing to dissolve an injunction, however, Mattis's unclassified memo to the president states that the Defense Department concluded there were "substantial risks associated with allowing the accession and retention of individuals with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria and require, or have already undertaken, a course of treatment to change their gen... Link to the full article to read more