The chilling effects of the Trump administration's military ban on transgender service members are starting to unfold. Last month, the Defense Department told transgender service members that they had to choose whether they would voluntarily or involuntarily separate from the military. And now, some service members in the process of separating say nothing about their decisions feels voluntary at all.US Army Major Erica Vandal, one of the plaintiffs who challenged President Trump's executive order, is sharin ...

The US Army is rolling out a new fitness test this summer. Go. And one of the big changes, men and women have the same requirements for combat roles.Don't make me do this alone. Walk me through. So, of course, I had to know if I had what it takes to be a soldier.Am I in. Am I general. I went to the 200-year-old Fort Hamilton base in Brooklyn, New York to take the new test myself.Welcome to your first event. It's going to be the standing deadlift. The Army says this quote data-driven change tries to prepare ...