and Garrett Haake

President Donald Trump signed four executive orders pertaining to the militaryMonday, including one barring transgender people from enlisting and serving openly and another cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the armed services. The order pertaining to transgender military service, titled “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness,” reinstates a policy from Trump’s first term and rescinds an order by then-President Joe Biden that allowed trans people to enlist and permitted already enlisted trans service members to receive coverage for transition-related medical care.  “It is the policy of the United States Government to establish high standards for troop readiness, lethality, cohesion, honesty, humility, uniformity, and integrity,” […]