Restoring America's Fighting Force
Headline: Orders Abolition of Military Diversity Offices and Bans Race- or Sex-Based Preferences
What it does: The Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security must abolish DEI offices, end race- and sex-based preferences, review military education, and report progress.
- Abolishes DEI offices across the Department of Defense and Coast Guard.
- Prohibits hiring or contracting to teach 'divisive concepts' or 'gender ideology'.
- Requires reviews and reports on DEI activities, changing military school oversight.
Summary
This executive order requires the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security (for the Coast Guard), and all parts of the Armed Forces to operate without preferences based on race or sex. It directs the abolition of all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices within those departments.
It also bars teaching or hiring to promote what the order calls "divisive concepts" or "gender ideology," orders reviews of military schools and curricula, and requires internal reports and implementation guidance within set deadlines. The order says these steps are meant to restore merit, unit cohesion, and respect Americans' consciences.
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