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President Donald Trump is expected to sign three executive orders on Monday that would overhaul the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the U.S. armed forces, the military’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Including affecting, and reinstating service members with back pay who were discharged. Two White House officials told CNN for refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine.
Orders, which were first notified. The New York PostPat Hegseth, Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, was sworn in as secretary of defense on Saturday. Hegseth has long said he plans to implement major cultural changes in the military, including ending DEI practices and removing “woke” service members.
Trump banned transgender Americans from serving in the military in 2017 during his first administration, but then-President Joe Biden issued an order to repeal the ban in 2021.
Hours after being sworn in for a second term last week, Trump signed an executive order rescinding the Biden administration’s 2021 measure that would have allowed transgender members to serve. However, the executive order that Trump is expected to sign on Monday would go even further, one official said, and would outline new military standards regarding gender identities and specify that mental And physical fitness requires transgender service members to be barred from the military.
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“It can take at least 12 months for an individual to complete treatment after transplant surgery, which often involves heavy drug use. During this time, they must physically meet the requirements of military readiness. are not fit and require constant medical care. It is not suitable for deployment or other readiness requirements,” an official said, citing the fact sheet.
“Implementation [of the ban] Details are up to the DOD,” the official said. In 2018, there were an estimated 14,000 transgender service members in the U.S. military. Palm CenterAn independent research organization that has conducted extensive research on sexual minorities in the military.
Oh Pentagon memo While detailing the ban during Trump’s first term in office, he recommended an exemption for transgender service members already serving in uniform in the military under previous policies before the ban took effect. I had joined. Those who do not require gender reassignment; and those who had been stable for 36 consecutive months in their biological sex before engagement. It is unclear whether the administration’s new ban will also include exceptions.
A second EO states that any “discriminatory” policies related to DEI in the military will be prohibited. The order comes after the Trump administration ordered employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and access offices to be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately.”
All DEI practices in the US Armed Forces will also be subject to Hegseth’s internal review.
The third executive order directs Hegseth to reinstate all active and reserve service members who were previously discharged for failing to receive a CoVID-19 vaccine. They will be reinstated to their previous posts and will be given back pay and benefits, an official said. However, the Pentagon had already rescinded the military’s Covid-19 vaccination mandate after Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023 that required the change. CNN reported in October 2023 that only 43 of the more than 8,000 US service members who were discharged from the military for refusing to receive the vaccine had rejoined eight months after the vaccine mandate was officially repealed. Tried to be.
This story has been updated with additional details and background information.
