US EditionHegseth Informs Generals, Admirals Who Is Fit to Fight, Tells Dissenters to Resign
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to remove politically correct policies and enforce higher fitness standards in the military, drawing criticism over security risks and speech content.
- On Tuesday morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered an all‑hands speech to general and flag officers at USMC Base Quantico, announcing a push to remove 'woke' policies and tighten fitness standards.
- By arguing standards over characteristics, Hegseth positioned the change as undoing 'politically correct and toxic ideological garbage' and said he would 'end the war on warriors' in a social media post.
- By televising the address and speaking without notes, Hegseth summoned generals and admirals from worldwide assignments, sharing classified information over an insecure line during the 45-minute speech.
- Retired Gen. Steve Anderson called it 'essentially a canned speech' and asked, 'I think that there's probably a lot of general officers sitting there right now muttering to themselves, I traveled 8,000 miles to hear this?', while Panetta expressed 'very real concerns about the quality of his leadership.'
- Viewed broadly, the directive affects combat standards and the role of women in uniform as Hegseth's order to restore the 'highest male standard' could reduce female participation, while Panetta noted nearly 200,000 women have performed as well or better than men.
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Physical fitness and combat training standards will be raised, said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who spoke today to an audience of hundreds of generals, admirals and senior enlisted personnel at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Those same standards will apply to both genders, he said, be it for the combat fitness test or weapons qualification. Every active component service member will be required to exercise vigorously every duty day an…
Washington. The U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, attacked yesterday the “fat generals” and diversity initiatives that, according to him, led to decades of decay in the army, and said, at an unusual meeting of commanders, that any military who does not support his agenda should resign.
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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at a Marine Corps base in VirginiaAlex Wong/Getty ImagesSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave a speech on Tuesday emphasizing stricter military standards.He encouraged those not on board with the changes, including updates to fitness and grooming standards, to resign.Some of the speech's themes echoed recent hardcore stances of corporate leaders, including AT&T CEO John Stankey.…
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