Exclusive-US Army to change transgender soldiers' records to birth sex

FILE PHOTO: An Army National Guard soldier stands outside of a gate at the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., February 7, 2025. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Army will alter the records of transgender soldiers to show only their sex at birth, according to internal guidance seen by Reuters that details a series of steps it will take as it pushes them out of the service.

"Commanders will take immediate measures to update personnel records and administrative systems to reflect biological sex for all individuals," the 14-page memo stated.