Transgender Soldiers Dismissed After Refusing to Wear Opposite-Gender Uniforms

The U.S. military has discharged 37 transgender service members this week under a controversial new policy requiring them to wear uniforms corresponding to their birth sex rather than gender identity - except on Fridays when they must wear the opposite gender's uniform "for diversity training." The policy, dubbed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell 2.0" by critics, has created mass confusion at bases worldwide. "I was reprimanded Tuesday for wearing the male uniform, then written up Wednesday for wearing the female uniform," said Sergeant Casey Wright, a 28-year-old Army mechanic now facing discharge. Pentagon officials insist the policy "maintains unit cohesion" while saving $2.4 million annually on uniform alterations, though accountants can't explain why $5.3 million was recently spent on customizable Velcro name tags. The policy's most baffling clause requires transgender personnel to use bathrooms matching their "chromosomal sex unless the moon is in Gemini," leading to astrophysicists being suddenly reassigned to every base's diversity office. Veterans' groups are divided, with some calling it "common sense" and others noting the military still allows kilts in Scottish regiments and has never questioned Sailor Moon's uniform choices. Meanwhile, military surplus stores report a booming trade in "regulation gender-neutral camouflage muumuus" despite no such uniform actually existing in the codebook. The White House has promised an "even more confusing" compromise policy to be announced via TikTok dance challenge next month.