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President says service members expelled over COVID vaccine will be reinstated; orders end to 'radical political theories' in military training
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The president said he will reinstate service members who were expelled for objecting to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate and signed an order to stop what he called political theories and 'social experiments' in the armed forces.
The president said he would reinstate service members who were removed from the armed forces for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine and would sign an order to bar political instruction in military training.
"This week, I will reinstate any service members who were unjustly expelled from our military for objecting to the COVID vaccine mandate," the president said. The transcript truncates a subsequent phrase ("with full back"), so the speech does not provide full detail on compensation, rank restoration, or timelines.
The president also said he would "sign an order to stop our warriors from being subjected to radical political theories and social experiments while on duty" and that the armed forces should focus on defeating America's enemies. The speech did not specify which training programs would be altered, which offices would oversee enforcement, or whether the order would be implemented by the Department of Defense or via other mechanisms.
The transcript includes no operational details for reinstatement, such as eligibility criteria, effective dates, or the process by which service members would be returned to duty or compensated.
