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You're in the Army now: Trump begins to take back the military

The president has banished the woke agenda from the military and approved the reinstatement of soldiers purged by the Biden administration for refusing to get COVID vaccinations.

El presidente electo de EE UU, Donald Trump, llega a su toma de posesión el 20 de enero

Donald Trump, arrives for his inauguration on Jan. 20.AFP

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Donald Trump has begun to "restore America's military honor and strength" by banishing the woke agenda permanently from the military and reinstating soldiers purged by the Biden administration for their refusal to get vaccinated.

Trump himself announced that he had signed four executive orders that would "reshape the Military." One of them, among the most anticipated, banned transgender members of the military from serving in the U.S. armed forces. Along with this came the end of the military's diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

While one of the first executive orders the president signed as soon as he was sworn in was repealing the Biden administration's 2021 provision that gave the green light for transgender people to serve, last Monday's goes further. This time, it establishes new rules regarding gender pronouns and determines that the mental and physical care transgender service members require will be prohibited in the military.

Hegseth warns, ‘There are more executive orders coming’

The signatures coincided with Pete Hegseth's arrival at the Pentagon already ratified as secretary of defense. Hegseth himself noted to reporters that there are "more executive orders coming."

"Today, there are more executive orders coming, … on removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates, iron dome for America — this is happening quickly, and as the secretary of defense, it’s an honor to salute smartly as I did as a junior officer and now as the secretary of defense to ensure these orders are complied with rapidly and quickly."

Those ousted for not vaccinating under Biden will be reinstated

The White House announced that the more than 8,000 soldiers (active and reserve) who were fired by the Biden administration will be reinstated with their previous position. In addition, they will be given back pay and benefits.

"The Executive Order directs the Secretary of Defense to reinstate all members of the military (active and reserve) who were discharged for refusing the COVID vaccine and who request to be reinstated"

"From 2021 to 2023, the Biden Administration and former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin discharged over 8,000 troops solely due to their COVID-19 vaccination status. After the vaccine mandate was repealed in 2023, only 43 of the more than the 8,000 troops dismissed elected to return to service under the Biden Administration and Secretary Austin."
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