The U.S. Navy is returning to biological reality with its latest policy change. In a move that reinforces Trump administration priorities, the Navy has officially eliminated gender identity considerations in favor of biological sex for all facilities and documentation.
The U.S. Navy and Army are going back to basics: focusing on defending the American people.
At a Glance
- U.S. Navy implements policy focusing on biological sex, not gender identity, for official forms and single-sex spaces
- New policy states there are only two sexes which are “not changeable”
- Change follows President Trump’s Executive Order on “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism”
- Bathrooms, living quarters, and other “intimate spaces” now designated by biological sex only
- Army and Air Force have enacted similar policies aligning with Trump administration directives
Navy Enforces Biological Reality in New Policy
In a significant policy shift, the U.S. Navy has announced it will now focus exclusively on biological sex rather than gender identity in all official documentation and facility designations.
The fact that we are even talking about this is frankly ridiculous, isn’t it ?
The change means single-sex “intimate spaces” such as bathrooms and living quarters for single sailors will be designated strictly as either male or female, with no accommodation for gender identity that differs from biological sex. This move aligns the Navy with President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.”
The Navy memo explicitly states that there are only two biological sexes which “are not changeable,” establishing a clear binary approach to sex classification throughout naval operations. Moving forward, all Navy paperwork will only offer male and female as available options for identifying a person’s sex, removing previous gender identity considerations that had been implemented during the Biden administration.
Military-Wide Policy Implementation
The Navy’s policy change is part of a broader military alignment with Trump administration priorities. Both the Air Force and Army have already enacted similar changes to eliminate gender identity policies, creating uniformity across the armed services. The Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps have been given specific deadlines to fully implement this directive throughout their branches.
And this embrace of reality is being seen across all departments – not just the military.
“This administration is bringing back common sense and restoring biological truth to the federal government,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also been vocal in his opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the military, prioritizing combat readiness and traditional values instead. The administration’s position received additional reinforcement when President Trump stated that “expressing a false ‘gender identity’ divergent from an individual’s sex cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service.”
Impact on Transgender Personnel
The policy change affects an estimated 14,700 U.S. military personnel who identified as transgender as of 2018. A 2021 survey indicated approximately 1.7% of service members identified as transgender or claimed a different gender identity from their sex at birth. The new directive also requires the removal of all statements and materials that “promote or otherwise inculcate gender ideology” from Navy facilities and documentation.
While progressive and LGBT advocacy groups have filed legal challenges against Trump’s Executive Order on gender, arguing they violate civil rights protections for transgender individuals, the administration has moved forward with implementation across federal agencies. The Department of Defense Education Activity has also been instructed to follow these orders, affecting library books and learning materials on military bases.
Doesn’t it feel great to live in a normal country again?
