Trump signs 4 new executive orders, transforming military

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

President Trump signed a bevy of new executive orders Monday evening that have the potential to significantly transform the Defense Department (DOD).

The new orders prevent transgender people from openly serving in the military, greenlight the process of developing a missile defense shield to protect the U.S., and reinstate service members that voluntarily left or were forced out of the military over COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Trump also penned an expected executive order that would “abolish” every diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) office within the DOD and Department of Homeland Security, the latter of which houses the U.S. Coast Guard. All four were signed late Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first formal day in office.

The president revoked an executive order from his predecessor, former President Biden, penned in 2021 that allowed transgender people to serve in the military. He also directed Hegseth to set new military preparedness requirements.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-signs-4-executive-orders-125635519.html

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When I was in the Army nearly 50 years ago, we had to do a race relations class. When you have a diverse military, or any other organization for that matter, it makes sense to make sure people can work together.

Let's face it. Donny the dumbshit was a realtor, one who discriminated against people of color.

[chouchou]

1. He forgot number Five. No Narcissistic Presidents with Low I.Q.

[mahina]

2. I wonder if the missile defense shield would protect Hawai'i.

Guessing no. My nightmare scenario has him handing us over to his friends.

Love to all the people who dedicated their lives' work to defending us and now need defending from our own govt. This weakens us.

[Klarkashton]

3. My memory isn't short. trillions have been flushed down the

Toilet on missile defense with absolutely no results.
As I write this, I suspect that musk has some big ideas about how to steal more money.

[EX500rider]

7. ".........missile defense with absolutely no results." I wouldn't say that

On 1 October 2024, Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles at targets in Israel, in at least two waves, the largest attack during the ongoing Iran–Israel conflict, most of the missiles from that attack against Israel were destroyed before reaching their target.

Also:
In May, Ukrainian forces shocked the world when they used the Patriot—invented in the 1970s, upgraded many times since—to down a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal, a missile Putin had touted as “invincible”

And:
Apr 14, 2024 — USS Carney (DDG-64) and USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) shot down between four and six Iranian-launched ballistic missiles

[Klarkashton]

11. I think he is talking about ballistic missiles from China or Russia.

[EX500rider]

12. Like:

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-Based_Midcourse_Defense

Aegis ballistic missile defense-equipped SM-3 Block II-A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIM-161_Standard_Missile_3

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense

[Klarkashton]

21. Like look at the results.

[JT45242]

13. Israel covers the same area as New Jersey

The sheer scope of the system would cost tens of trillions of dollars.

[EX500rider]

16. I wasn't talking costs, only responding to "no results" when in fact missile defense has come a long way since Star Wars

[JT45242]

19. Understood but a system like that is only as good as weakest part

Of course maybe only protecting the confederacy is the plan.

Sort of hunger games style.

Yeah it can work but at what cost at that scale...which begs can it work at that scale?

[EX500rider]

24. Missile defense isn't usually about being 100% effective...

...it's more about creating uncertainty in a enemy's mind about their ability to service targets effectively, making them less likely to try it in the first place.

[JT45242]

25. Maybe because I lived in southwest Ohio during cold war...

We knew that within 50 miles of my house growing up that the Russians had at least 7 warheads aimed at us. There were at least 3 likely targets (GE jet engine plant for example within 5 miles of my house)

So unless it is nearly 100 percent effective it is useless to a foe with resources.

To Hamas, Iran, etc with small missile stockpiles it can make a difference.

To the thousands of Russian warheads it would be a minor inconvenience. Especially since old mango Mussolini will slip where the weaknesses are to foreign agents to prove he knows what is going on.

[EX500rider]

27. "To the thousands of Russian warheads it would be a minor inconvenience." I don't think so

Russia is estimated to possess roughly 5,977 nuclear warheads, of which 1,588 are actively deployed.

They have to worry about their launch success rate where up to 1/3 of their 306 strategic ICBMs carrying up to 1,185 nuclear warheads may not make it to orbit, so 800+- warheads, then they have to worry about missile accuracy on the never tried polar route over the magnetic North pole making multiple warheads per target necessary, then they have to worry about detonation success rate on aged semi-maintained warheads, add missile defense on top of that making the number of warheads making it to target & detonating even more unknown and the planning becomes a nightmare without enough warheads to guarantee any kind of success at target destruction.

btw I spent the late '70's in Wash DC, target #1



https://armscontrolcenter.org/fact-sheet-russias-nuclear-inventory

[Irish_Dem]

4. The US military will be a white male only organization.

Others will be harassed out of the military.

[WestMichRad]

8. It could be even worse.

Expect that enlistees will be required to sign a loyalty oath … loyalty to the Rump.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Yes of course. "I swear allegiance to the emperor of the world, Our Lord Donald Trump."

[Strelnikov_]

22. Until we get in the shit.

Then they will draft non—whites, poor whites, and wonder why our military now sucks, like Russia’s

In that there is no cohesion, esprit de corps.

[Irish_Dem]

26. This is why Russia just uses troops as cannon fodder.

And has a very high casualty rate.

The US in contrast has a low casualty rate in combat because it is well trained
and uses brains not braun when it can. And can foster high moral with a diverse group
because they are well trained.

But yes the goal is to model the US after Russia in every aspect of life.

[Javaman]

5. the orange asshole just made us weaker a a nation and our enemies know that.

they are watching our democracy circle the drain and they are salivating.

[Irish_Dem]

10. Yes Trump is damaging the US military, the most powerful fighting force in the world.

This impacts national security in a huge way.

Who benefits?

[tinymontgomery]

6. It's going to miserable to serve in the military

It's going to miserable to serve in the military if you even show a liberal bent.

[BattleRow]

14. Are there race info requirements on tax returns?

I'd have to dig out my returns ...

[LiberalArkie]

15. It might be more racially "Pure" than the U.S. military has ever been. No blacks unless they are in their own companies

Naturally no gays as they are new to it.
No women. I wonder if they will bring back the WACS.
Probably no people of a foreign heritage.

[70sEraVet]

17. I have noticed that MANY of my fellow older veterans are MAGAts.

I would guess that one reason could be that while in the service, we lived a rather insulated life -- we didn't have to learn to live and work with women, gays or transexuals. As Yo-Mama reminded me, we did have to take Race Relations classes, as some of the new recruits had never SEEN a black person except on TV!
My point is, after leaving the military, many of us were completely unprepared for civilian life, where we were usually expected to work with the general public -- sometimes even working FOR people who were outside our comfort zone.
I think many of my fellow veterans were unable to make that adjustment. As a result, they became embittered, and blamed the people they couldn't adjust to. So, I am sure that those veterans are applauding these EOs.
And the result will be a less effective military, and an endless supply of embittered veterans.

[angrychair]

18. The missile defense thing

Shows that he has little understanding of his own DOD. We literally already have a whole DOD agency called Missile Defense Agency and one of the most advanced missile defense systems in the world.

[Ford_Prefect]

20. It is important to understand that this is not only DJT but the white Christian fanatics who engineered proj. 2025.

We should start publishing the names and faces behind the White House directives so that people can distinguish between the Clown Prince of Distraction and the real actors in the Coup. I know that DJT is in synch with 2025, but the real minds behind it who are writing the directives and instructing the agencies, who have organized and directed the specific attacks on Rule of Law and democratic governance, who have hidden away inside the Heritage Foundation and other conservative think tanks, need to take responsibility for their actions and their perfidious goal to promote American ISIS.

[Strelnikov_]

23. Just as there are no atheists in a foxhole

There should be no race issues in a foxhole.

Unless we want a military like Russia’s.

[Old Crank]

28. Since the cost of this plan is back breaking

The only hope would be for Russia to collapse trying to keep up.
Or do they decide to launch first?

[COL Mustard]

29. Thank you for having served.

The 1970s weren't exactly the good old days for the Army (I came in in 1980) but we did get better than we were.