Twenty active service members and individuals seeking enlistment are challenging President Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military and the Pentagon’s subsequent policy that forces current transgender service members out of the armed forces and bans transgender people from enlisting. The lawsuit was filed on equal protection grounds. The plaintiffs represent all branches of the military and are contributing among the highest levels, including a Major, a Captain, a Sergeant, and a Navy Pilot. They bring decades of experience, training, and education, including a West Point education and several master’s degrees.