President Trump is expected to sign four executive orders that will significantly reshape the US military. These orders include banning transgender individuals from serving, dismantling Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, and reinstating service members who were discharged for refusing COVID-19 vaccination with back pay.
is expected to sign four executive orders that would reshape the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the US armed forces, gutting the military's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs, and reinstating with back pay service members who were discharged for refusing to get vaccinated from COVID-19 , two White House officials told CNN., come as Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, was sworn in as secretary of defence on Saturday.
Trump had banned transgender Americans from serving in the military in 2017 during his first administration, but then-president Joe Biden issued an order in 2021 repealing the ban.Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, pats Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Q. Brown Jr, on his shoulder as he arrives at the Pentagon.
"It can take a minimum of 12 months for an individual to complete treatments after transition surgery, which often involves the use of heavy narcotics. During this period, they are not physically capable of meeting military readiness requirements and require ongoing medical care. This is not conducive for deployment or other readiness requirements," one of the officials said, citing a fact sheet."The implementation is on the DoD regarding specifics," the official said.
They will be reinstated with their former rank and given back pay and benefits, one of the officials said. And a fourth order would begin the process of creating a "next generation" missile defence shield for the US, according to a fact sheet on the order obtained by CNN.
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