Thousands of transgender troops are facing removal from the military because of the Trump administration's ban on their service.

The Pentagon says they have a choice, either self-identify and leave voluntarily with extended benefits or face involuntary separation.

Dan Ming, with the non-profit news organization Evident Media, spoke with some of the transgender

military members who are fighting the ban in court.

They say what the Pentagon is offering isn't a choice.

It's coercion.

I was born into a military family.

Spent my entire childhood moving from military post to military post.

I've been serving now for 14 years as of yesterday.

Graduated high school in 2007, immediately went to West Point following that,

four years there, and then I commissioned it in 2011 as a second lieutenant.

The Army is literally the only lifestyle I have ever known,

and I think it is incredibly difficult knowing that it is likely going to be taking away here in the coming weeks.

Eric Evandel is a major in the U.S. Army.

She's risen through the ranks, deployed to Afghanistan, and was awarded a bronze star.

She's also about to be forced out of the military for being transgender.

What has it been like to be trans in the military?

Overall, it's been a massive net positive.

It made me more empathetic, more approachable, more open and honest to my soldiers.

When you're living authentically, I think soldiers see that and they can reflect that back on you.

It kind of instills that trust, I think.

One of President Trump's first executive orders after returning to office was a revival of a policy he introduced

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