US Army secretary emphasizes that service is 'not going to lower our standards' despite...

But they have. Our standard of medical fitness for initial procurement and also retention have been modified by DOD directive to allow for transgender accession, needs and retention while at the same time allowing that category to be exempt from grooming standards, Ht/Wt standards and PT standards oooh and be non deployable for long periods of time, if not an entire enlistment period…yet gain veteran benefits as a result of service.