Transgender People Will be Able to Enlist in the US Military in 2018 On Monday, a federal judge denied a request by the U.S. government to put a hold on an order to allow transgender people in the military, meaning that in 2018, individuals who are transgender will be able to enlist in the military. "In sum, having carefully considered all of the evidence before it, the Court is not persuaded that Defendants will be irreparably injured by allowing the accession of transgender individuals into the military beginning on January 1, 2018." Many were anticipating this ruling, including the Pentagon, who began preparing last week. The White House also responded, with WH press secretary Sarah Sanders saying the "reviewing the legal options."