Overview
- The complaint, filed Monday in Washington, seeks reinstated pensions, back pay, benefits, and corrections to military records.
- Plaintiffs say retirement orders issued in June were pulled in August, and some were then slated for separation without retirement pay.
- GLAD Law estimates each plaintiff could lose up to $2 million in lifetime compensation and access to military health insurance.
- The Air Force confirmed it would deny early retirement to transgender personnel with 15 to 18 years of service and in August moved to block appeals to peer retention boards.
- The filing comes as a broader ban on transgender troops remains in effect after the Supreme Court allowed enforcement to continue during ongoing challenges.