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    Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Transgender Policy Won't Change Yet

    Gen. Joseph Dunford said the Defense Department is making "no modifications" to its current policies on service by transgender troops until more direction arrives from the White House.
    by Laurel Wamsley Jul 27, 2017 2 minutes
    Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford said Thursday that the military's transgender policy will remain unchanged until the Department of Defense receives direction from the White House. Above, Dunford in June. / JIM WATSON / Getty Images

    Updated at 2 p.m. ET

    The nation's highest-ranking military officer said Thursday that the Defense Department was making "no modifications" to current policy regarding transgender service members until President Trump gives more direction.

    "I know there are questions about yesterday's announcement on the transgender policy by the President," Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman said in a statement. "There will be no modifications to the current policy until the President's direction has been received by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary has issued implementation guidance.

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