Priorities for Military Excellence and Readiness.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, and to ensure the readiness and effectiveness of our armed forces, I hereby order:
Section 1. Objective. The United States Army has a clear mission: to protect the American people and our homeland as the most lethal and effective fighting force in the world. Success in this existential mission requires a special focus on developing the necessary warrior ethic, and the pursuit of military excellence cannot be diluted to accommodate political agendas or other ideologies that are detrimental to the military cohesion of the unit.
Recently, however, the armed forces have been affected by a radical gender ideology to appease activists indifferent to the demands of military service such as physical and mental health, altruism, and unit cohesion. The former Department of Defense (DoD) policy (DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6130.03) states that it is DoD policy to ensure that service members are "free from medical conditions or physical defects that would reasonably necessitate absence from "excessive service." treatment or hospitalization." As a result, many mental and physical health conditions are incompatible with active duty, from conditions requiring significant medication or medical treatment to bipolar and related disorders, eating disorders, suicidal tendencies, and hospitalization. In accordance with the military's mission and longstanding DOJ policy, the expression of a false "gender identity" that differs from an individual's assigned sex cannot meet the rigorous standards required for military service. Beyond the hormonal and surgical medical interventions involved, adopting a gender identity that does not align with an individual's gender conflicts with a soldier's commitment to an honest, just, and disciplined way of life, including in his personal life. The man's claim that he is a woman and his demand that others respect this lie are not consistent with the humility and selflessness that a soldier demands.
For the sake of our nation and the American patriots who volunteer to serve, military service should be reserved for those who are mentally and physically fit for service. The Armed Forces must meet high standards of mental and physical health to ensure that our service members can deploy, fight, and win, even under difficult conditions and without routine medical care or special arrangements.
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2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States Government to establish high standards of readiness, lethality, cohesion, honesty, humility, uniformity, and integrity of the troops. This policy is inconsistent with medical, surgical, and mental health restrictions placed on people with gender dysphoria. This policy is also inconsistent with changing the use of pronouns or pronouns that inaccurately reflect a person's gender.
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3. Definitions. The definitions in the Executive Order of January 20, 2025 (Protecting Women from Gender-Based Ideological Extremism and Restoring Bio-Truth in the Federal Government) apply to this Order.
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4. Implementation.
(a) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) shall update DoDI 6130.03 Volume
1 (Medical Standards for Military Service: Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction (May 6, 2018), including Amendment 5 of May 28, 2024) and DoDI 6130.03 Volume
2 (Medical Standards for Military Service: Retention (September 4, 2020), including Amendment 1 of June 6, 2022) to reflect the intent and policy of this Order.
(b) The Secretary shall immediately issue guidance to DoD to discontinue the use of invented and identification-based pronouns to better achieve the policy described in section 2 of this order.
(c) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Secretary shall:
(i) identify any additional steps and issue any directives necessary to fully implement this Order; AND
(ii) submit to the President through the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs a report summarizing such steps.
(d) Except in cases of exceptional operational necessity, the Armed Forces shall not permit men to use or share sleeping, changing, or bathroom facilities reserved for women, nor shall they permit women to use or share bathroom facilities reserved for men.
(e) Within 30 days after the issuance of the relevant updates, directives, and instructions under paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the concerns of the Coast Guard, shall issue updates, directives, and instructions consistent with the updates, directives, and instructions issued under paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section.
Dry. 5. Implementation of the Revocation of Executive Order 14004. (a) Pursuant to Executive Order dated January 20, 2025 (Initial Revocations of Orders and Detrimental Actions), Executive Order 14004 dated January 25, 2021, against "American Allve." uniform location) is hereby revoked. Accordingly, all policies, directives, and instructions issued pursuant to Executive Order 14004 shall be rescinded to the extent that they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Order.
(b) The Secretary and, with respect to the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take all necessary steps to implement the revocations described in paragraph (a) of this section and shall ensure that all departments and military services are fully in compliance with the provisions of this order. Art. 6. Severability. If any provision of this Order, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Order and the application of its provisions to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected.
Art. 7. General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this Order shall be construed to prejudice or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or its head; OR
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget with respect to budget, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This Order shall be implemented in accordance with applicable law and subject to the availability of budget appropriations.
(c) This Order is not intended to create and does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, their officers, or their officers, agents, employees, or agents, or any other person.
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