Isn’t POTUS the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Services? If he decides the military has decided.
Thanks. This leaves open the questions of whether the Congress can modify this, and, regardless, whether the judicial branch can review, which I suspect it can. The fact that there was no challenge to Truman’s actions doesn’t mean there cannot be one.
Would Trump’s policy survive a 14th Amendment challenge? It would probably depend upon the reasons for it. Could the POTUS remove all minorities from the military? I doubt it.
Pardon my ignorance here, but how does “trans” differ from “gay”? I assume gays are not affected by this.