The Pentagon issued a new directive Thursday to immediately remove as many as 1,000 transgender troops in the military and gave others 30 days to self-identify.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court gave room to the Trump administration to enforce its ban on transgender individuals in the military. In response, the Defense Department announced it would begin to go through medical records to identify others.

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“No more pronouns,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a special operations forces conference in Tampa. “No more dudes in dresses. We’re done with that s—.”

Active duty troops will have until June 6 to voluntarily identify themselves, and troops in the National Guard and Reserve will have until July 7, according to the new guidelines.

When the initial directive came out earlier this year, service members were given 30 days to self-identify. About 1,000 have already done so, according to the Associated Press.

Department officials have said it would be difficult to determine exactly how many transgender service members there are, but that they plan to examine their medical records that have a “gender dysphoria” diagnosis to find out. This refers to a person’s biological sex not aligning with their gender identity. 

Troops with this on their medical records will then be involuntarily forced out of service. Others with the diagnosis will not be allowed to enlist. 

The military currently has around 2.1 million troops serving. In December, the Army announced its most productive December in 15 years. They enlisted 346 soldiers every day, totaling 10,726 recruitments that month.

TRUMP SEEKS SUPREME COURT INTERVENTION IN TRANSGENDER TROOPS BAN

The Supreme Court said the Trump administration could enforce its ban while other legal challenges arise. Neither the justices in the majority nor the dissent explained their votes, a practice that is not uncommon in emergency appeals.