Trump's order targeted "radical gender ideology" in the US military. Advocates and troops are bracing for a harsh ban without regard to readiness.

Two civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service personnel in the United States Armed Forces. The Human Rights Campaign and Lambda Legal,

The order, which follows actions Trump took last week to lay the groundwork for it, gives the Pentagon 30 days to report back on its plans to implement the directive and 60 days to actually update its policy on transgender troops.