First, Openly Transgender Recruit Signs Up For U.S. Military

On Monday, the Pentagon said that a transgender recruit has signed a contract to join the U.S.

military for the first time since a federal court ruled last year that the military would have to accept openly transgender people.

Military officials do not know the exact number of how many transgender recruits have begun to enlist, but this is the first time one has officially signed a contract to join the military..