Trump expected to sign executive orders to reshape the military, including banning transgender troops

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

[link:|https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/27/politics/donald-trump-military-executive-orders/index.htmlTrump expected to sign executive orders to reshape the military, including banning transgender troops]

By Alayna Treene, Pamela Brown and Haley Britzky, CNN
4 minute read
Updated 10:34 AM EST, Mon January 27, 2025

(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday is expected to sign three 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 service members with backpay who were discharged for refusing to get vaccinated from Covid-19, two White House officials told CNN.

The orders, which were first reported by the New York Post, come as Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, was sworn in as secretary of defense on Saturday. Hegseth has long stated he planned to implement major cultural changes to the military, including ending DEI practices and removing “woke” service members.

Moments after his arrival at the Pentagon on Monday, Hegseth told reporters that there are “more executive orders coming.”

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Hours after being sworn in for his second term last week, Trump signed an order revoking the Biden administration’s 2021 move to allow transgender members to serve. However, the order Trump is expected to sign on Monday goes even further, one of the officials said, and will outline new military standards regarding gender pronouns and state that mental and physical readiness requires transgender service members be banned from the military.

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[tulipsandroses]

1. Some may disagree with me here but all minorities eligible for retirement should

They already struggle with recruitment. Besides bullets and bombs, trust is a necessity . Why would I trust someone who does not see me as equal? Why should I trust they will have my back in a battle?

[Wounded Bear]

2. An end around to achieve Hitler's loyalty pledge...

All German military personnel were mustered in formation and forced to swear a pledge to Adolf Hilter, the Fuhrer, above all else including the Weimar Constitution. Can't really do that here, but that's the goal - a military that is sworn to follow the leader, not to defend the Constitution.



The pledge I swore in July 1970 is still operative AFAIC, which means I cannot support and must oppose the shredding of Constitutional rule of order in our country.