Mississippi was the last holdout.

But US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced today that all states have now agreed to comply with federal policy and grant full benefits to gay military personnel and their families.

Mississippi and Georgia had been the only two states out of compliance at the start of the week but like Texas and Louisiana before them, have decided to now follow federal law and process same-sex benefits.

In October, Hagel called on the chief of the National Guard Bureau to work with the holdout states to begin to fully implement the federal policy. This followed the US Supreme Court’s ruling that gutted the Defense of Marriage Act and allowed the government to recognize same-sex marriages.

‘Following consultations between the National Guard Bureau and the adjutants general of the states, all eligible service members, dependents and retirees – including same-sex spouses – are now able to obtain ID cards in every state,’ Hagel said in a statement.

He added: ‘All military spouses and families sacrifice on behalf of our country. They deserve our respect and the benefits they are entitled to under the law. All of (Department of Defense) is committed to pursuing equal opportunities for all who serve this nation.’

Hagel also said he ‘will continue to work to ensure our men and women in uniform as well as their families have full and equal access to the benefits they deserve.’