Monday s executive action revokes the Presidential Memorandum of March 23, 2018.
President Biden signed an Executive Order on Monday that sets the policy that all Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States should be able to serve. The All-Volunteer Force thrives when it is composed of diverse Americans who can meet the rigorous standards for military service, and an inclusive military strengthens our national security.
President Biden believes that gender identity should not be a bar to military service, and that America’s strength is found in its diversity. This question of how to enable all qualified Americans to serve in the military is easily answered by recognizing our core values. America is stronger, at home and around the world, when it is inclusive. The military is no exception. Allowing all qualified Americans to serve their country in uniform is better for the military and better for the country because an inclusive force is a
Fort Hood Chaplain under investigation for comments left on Facebook post
Lohmiller, Maggie
and last updated 2021-01-27 14:03:51-05
FORT HOOD, TX â A Fort Hood Chaplain is currently under investigation by Security Force Assistance Command (SFAC) for posting comments on an Army Times Facebook post in regard to the recent ban on transgender service members being removed.
Army Maj. Andrew Calvert left a comment on an Army Times Facebook post saying, âHow is rejecting reality (biology) not evidence that a person is mentally unfit (ill), and thus making that person unqualified to serve.
The comment gained the attention of many on social media which resulted in SFAC announcing an investigation into the comments.
January 25, 2021
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. All Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States (“Armed Forces”) should be able to serve. The All-Volunteer Force thrives when it is composed of diverse Americans who can meet the rigorous standards for military service, and an inclusive military strengthens our national security.
It is my conviction as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces that gender identity should not be a bar to military service. Moreover, there is substantial evidence that allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military does not have any meaningful negative impact on the Armed Forces. To that end, in 2016, a meticulous, comprehensive study requested by the Department of Defense found that enabling transgender individuals to serve openly in the United
President Joe Biden signed an executive order that set a policy of including all qualified Americans to serve in the US military, effectively overturning a ban on transgender persons that was introduced by the former Trump administration, the White House said on Monday.President Biden signed today ..