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Trump Signs Executive Orders Restricting Transgender Troops, Ending Military DEI Practices
President Donald Trump signed new executive orders restricting openly transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, as well as eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and practices within the military.
According to the executive order “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness,” the medical, surgical, and mental health constraints on “individuals with gender dysphoria,” and pronouns that inaccurately reflect an individual’s sex are inconsistent with U.S. government policy to “establish high standards for troop readiness, lethality, cohesion, honesty, humility, uniformity, and integrity.”
“[T]he pursuit of military excellence cannot be diluted to accommodate political agendas or other ideologies harmful to unit cohesion,” it stated. “The Armed Forces must adhere to high mental and physical health standards to ensure our military can deploy, fight, and win, including in austere conditions and without the benefit of routine medical treatment or special provisions.”
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