May 10, 2021 Blue Montana wears his hat with the Marine Corps logo sewed onto the front with pins attached to the bill that read “Not as lean not as mean but still a Marine” and “Always faithful.” (Photo by Rachel Stapholz/Cronkite News) PHOENIX – The status of transgender members of the armed forces has shifted dramatically in the past decade as President Joe Biden and his two predecessors issued conflicting orders defining and redefining the eligibility of transgender Americans to serve their country. Five days after taking office in January, Biden signed an order to reinstate transgender servicemembers, reversing the Donald Trump’s 2019 order, which effectively banned transgender individuals from service. It was just one of a number of Biden reversals of Trump-era rules, the most recent coming Monday when the Department of Health and Human Services said it would again include gender identity as protected by anti-discrimination laws when it comes to delivery of health care.