Posted on 05/21/2025 4:49:45 AM PDT by MtnClimber
DoD Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest book produces a powerful denunciation of our current military and its policies (prior to his leadership). He does an excellent job of explaining, concisely and with passion, how all the branches of the military (including our academies) have lost their way—their “woke” policies have not only put our country at risk, but our military people, too. He made a powerful point in this statement:
I reserve my greatest scorn not for politicians because, well, they’re politicians. Radical leftist leaders will push radical leftist prerogatives, consequences be damned. The real blame falls on the military itself. The question of this book is not: How did the military go woke? The real question is: How did the military allow itself to go woke?
We have the benefit of learning more about Hegseth’s early years as a teenager, and can observe his dedication and commitment to the military early on. He doesn’t mince words when he criticizes those who led the military’s distortion of values
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For those who demand evidence of the performance of women in combat, two trial groups were matched up during Obama’s presidency, with one group having 300 male Marines and 100 female Marines; the second group had 400 male Marines. They were told to complete 134 tasks that would have been encountered in combat. Here are the results:
The all-male Marines performed better 70 percent of the time—completing 93 out of the 134 tasks better than the gender-integrated units. The all-male Marines were found to be faster and more accurate with weapons. Which, you know, is pretty damn important when you are in the business of killing the enemy. The gender-integrated did lead the all-male Marines in one important category: injuries. Yes, the female Marines were injured at twice the rate
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
The left seems to hate Hegseth almost as much as President Trump.
Women have no place in combat units (including pilots), commanding combat units, street police work, and fire-fighting.
They hate him because he has no truck with cultural marxism.
My cousin’s husband just retired from the Marines and for a time headed all recruiting. He says the “legacy” recruitment of generations of military feeding the recruiting roles is dead, including nis own son. That is a clear indication of how bad it has become.
The left hates Reality and Truth. Therefore, they are driven to hate anyone who proclaims Reality and Truth.
George Orwell wrote 1984 as a warning once he realized the magnitude of evil in the politics he had supported.
The left embraced 1984 as their playbook.
The military is also virulently anti-White, claiming: "Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military," and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's stand-down order in February 2021 to address "extremism in the ranks" - all while hosting Drag shows right on the military base.
Newsweek:
U.S. Military Defends Drag Show at Largest Training Center as 'Essential to Morale'
Yet these lefties can't seem to figure out why recruitment numbers are so low.
And so Mr Secretary, what is your plan to ensure top performance in combat? It’s time to make the decision to remove women from ground combat units and training. Stop beating around the bush and get it done. Remember that if men and women were physically equal, men would not be dominating women’s sports.
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