The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.

The Air Force said in May that transgender airmen who had served between 15 and 18 years could withdraw their request for voluntary separation pay and instead apply for early retirement.

This month, however, the Air Force backtracked, denying early retirement to airmen who already had their retirement agreements approved and were making plans for a life after military service.

The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service. Instead, they are being separated without retirement benefits.

The Air Force said that they had been “prematurely approved,” and those retirement orders were reversed. The sudden reversal has upended the lives of affected airmen.

The Air Force said a dozen transgender members who applied for early retirement were told 'prematurely' that they were approved.

The Air Force, however, approved early retirement for self-identifying transgender service members with 18-20 years of honorable service.

The Air Force will deny early retirement benefits to transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of military service, even in cases where an early retirement was already approved, according to … ...

The Air Force yanked retirement benefits from transgender veterans forced out by the Trump administration with 15 to 18 years of service. "We planned everything around me being retired," he said.

The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement ...

The Air Force yanked retirement benefits from transgender veterans forced out by the Trump administration with 15 to 18 years of service. "We planned everything around me being retired," he said.