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The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to

End diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the military

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What we know

This order aims to eliminate all diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the military, including banning teaching so-called "divisive concepts" at military academies.

Formal Name

Restoring America’s Fighting Force

Status
Underway
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TBD

January 27, 2025

Anticipated Impact

Repeating the false claim that diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives discriminate on the basis of race and sex, this order seeks to end these programs in the military (including at military academies). It directs the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to abolish all diversity, equity, and inclusion offices within their respective departments. It prohibits the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces from teaching about systemic racism, sexism, and gender variation, instead requiring them to teach that "America and its founding documents remain the most powerful force for good in human history." And, it orders the Secretary of Defense to conduct an internal review of past actions taken in pursuit of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

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