in the us military in any capacity. he says they risk burdening the military with large medical bills and disruption. even though during last year s election campaign he assured lgbtq people i will fight for you. i have your back. campaigners have called his decision shocking and ignorant. there are thousands of trans people already serving, what happens to them now is not clear. aleem maqbool reports from texas. there are thought to be thousands of members of the us military who identify as transgender. many have spent time in iraq or afghanistan. today, they woke up to a shock from the very president they serve. after consultation with my generals and military experts, he tweeted, please be advised that the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the us military. riley dosh has spent the last four years as an officer in training at the military academy at west point. she came out last year, after president