Hegseth, Trump and US military
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to review standard changes since the 1990s. Military women watching shifts in DoD worry about what's coming.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urges a return to 1990s military standards, citing data on changes in the armed forces' makeup and priorities over decades.
The US president warned military leaders of a "war from within", and signals they will be tasked with intervening.
Addressing an audience of military brass abruptly summoned to Virginia, Trump outlined a muscular and at times norm-shattering view of the military’s role in domestic affairs.
The Pentagon chief rolled out 10 directives that seek to dismantle so-called “woke” efforts, overhaul fitness standards within the army, implement strict grooming codes and impose “male standards” on
Before a captive audience of hundreds of senior military officers on Tuesday morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted his vision for how the US military will physically look and act, and offered a stark conclusion: If you don’t agree,