The order reinstates a policy from Trump's first term that prohibited trans people from enlisting and barred those already in the military from transitioning.

In an executive order issued Monday night, the president said transgender service members “cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary” for the military.

The order took aim at transgender people in personal terms, claiming that physical and mental health conditions make them “incompatible” with military service.

President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had signed four executive orders that will reshape the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the US armed forces; gutting the military’s diversity,

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order Monday barring transgender people from serving openly in the military, part of a broader effort to crack down on what his administration has

The executive orders mirror recommendations in Project 2025, a policy blueprint issued last year by the Heritage Foundation think tank.

The order attempts to end federal funding or support for gender-transition care for people under the age of 19. It is set to face legal challenges.

Trump had tried to impose a ban on transgender troops during his first term, but it was tangled up in the courts for years before being overturned by then-president Joe Biden shortly after he took office.

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday to reshape the military with a focus on transgender service members, troops who were dismissed for refusing COVID-19 mandates and a missile defense shield.

The Trump administration ordered federal agencies to scrub mentions of "gender ideology" in contracts, job descriptions and social media accounts in line with an executive order forcing the government to recognize only two sexes.