"Navy and Marine Corps boards have voted to retain trans members in nine of 12 cases.

"The Pentagon keeps the proceedings secret. Outsiders — even spouses — are not allowed to attend. Officials won’t release numbers. Leaders won’t discuss the outcomes.

"Still, the votes are a stunning rebuke from the armed forces, where following orders is bedrock. And they suggest the military’s transgender ban is being rejected by the very troops the administration says the ban is meant to serve."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/trans-troops-military-boards-retain.html