President Donald Trump is expected to sign three executive orders on Monday 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 (DEI) programs, and reinstating service members with backpay who were discharged for refusing to get vaccinated from Covid-19, according to two Trump White House officials.
The orders 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.
