Numbers from a 2016 Rand Corporation study show that the ban on transgender people in the military announced by Donald Trump may affect only a small percentage of the 1.3 million active duty service members currently enlisted.
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter that transgender people would not be allowed to serve in the U.S. “in any capacity,” but it is unclear how the ban would affect transgender people already serving.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was unable to say during a press briefing Wednesday how the new policy would be implemented.
Here are the numbers on transgender individuals in the U.S. military:
How many transgender individuals serve in the military?
Advocacy organizations have wide-ranging estimates on how many transgender people may be serving in the military.
The 2016 Rand study, titled “Assessing the Implications of Allowing Transgender Personnel to Serve Openly,” estimates that between 1,320 and 6,630 of 1.3 million active duty service members may be transgender.
A mid-range estimate states that 2,450 active duty service m
Source: By the numbers: Transgender individuals serving in the US military – ABC News
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