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Military announces plan to lift transgender ban

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter has ordered a six-month study aimed at formally ending one of the last gender- or sexuality-based barriers to military service, saying the Pentagon's current regulations banning transgender individuals from serving in the military need to be examined.\The Defense Department's current regulations regarding transgender service members are outdated and are causing uncertainty that distracts commanders from our core missions