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  • Hegseth reignites battle over women’s role in military

    10/02/2025 9:20:49 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 77 replies
    The Hill ^ | 10/02/25 | Ellen Mitchell
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s assertion Tuesday that newly proposed military fitness standards may exclude women from certain combat roles has reignited fears about his approach to women in the armed forces. In a highly unusual address to hundreds of the military’s top leaders in Quantico, Va., Hegseth declared new directives to ensure every combat position “returns to the highest male standard” of their service’s physical fitness test. “If that means no women qualify for some combat jobs, so be it,” he said, though he stressed that the military will continue to welcome women into its ranks. “I don’t want my...
  • Trump and Hegseth ripped by ex-Pentagon staff for 'condescending and insulting' America's top generals

    09/30/2025 3:51:24 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 207 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | 30 Sep 2025 | ELINA SHIRAZI
    Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth were accused of 'condescending and insulting' America's top generals and admirals at a highly anticipated summit on Tuesday. The president and Secretary of War hosted hundreds of military chiefs at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Tuesday, for a meeting they hoped would inspire the nation and revolutionize America's fighting force. But ex-Pentagon chiefs warned that the political speeches, which meandered through various topics from fat soldiers to Joe Biden's autopen, risked alienating the top brass. A former national security official told the Daily Mail that he found it 'incredibly condescending ... and a highly inappropriate...
  • Hegseth to Military Brass: Reform or Resign

    09/30/2025 10:28:02 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 73 replies
    PJ Medial ^ | 11:03 AM on September 30, 2025 | Catherine Salgado
    Secretary of War Pete Hegseth offered the top military leaders of our nation a choice: Accept the anti-DEI, pro-America reforms or resign from the Armed Forces. At a historic meeting bringing together hundreds of military officers and officials, Hegseth minced no words, making it clear that there will be no more woke propaganda and rigged standards, but everyone in the U.S. military, from the generals and admirals on down and regardless of sex, will have to meet rigorous standards. “So whether you're an Airborne Ranger or a chairborne Ranger, a brand new private or a four-star general, you need to...
  • Hegseth orders hundreds of military commanders to Virginia for unprecedented meeting

    09/25/2025 9:21:57 AM PDT · by VanShuyten · 130 replies
    Fox News ^ | 9/25/2025 | Morgan Phillips, Jennifer Griffin
    … Multiple War Department officials confirmed to Fox News that top military commanders had been asked to fly to Virginia for a meeting next week, though the topic of the discussion is unclear. The lack of details surrounding the gathering has some fearing a looming purge. War Secretary Pete Hegseth has previously said he wants to cut 20% of senior generals and admirals. The order, first reported by the Washington Post, applies to senior officers with the rank of brigadier general or above or their Navy equivalent and their top enlisted advisers. It comes as administration officials have been preparing...
  • Trump Warns Venezuelan Planes Will Be 'Shot Down' if US Put in Danger

    09/05/2025 7:17:25 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 13 replies
    Newsweek ^ | Sep 05, 2025
    resident Donald Trump warned on Friday that Venezuelan planes will be "shot down" if they put the United States in a "dangerous position." Why It Matters Trump's warning comes after the Pentagon said two Venezuelan planes flew near a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters amid an expanded U.S. military presence in the southern Caribbean. The comment comes as Washington and Caracas trade increasingly sharp warnings following a U.S. strike this week on a boat the administration says was tied to the Venezuelan-linked Tren de Aragua gang. The exchange raises questions about the risk of further military escalation in the...
  • Pete Hegseth wants a new name for Defense Department: War Department. Why it matters.

    04/28/2025 6:09:14 AM PDT · by Responsibility2nd · 76 replies
    San Antonio Express News ^ | 04/28/2025 | By Sig Christenson, Staff writer April 28, 2025
    The last time there was a War Department, Hollywood still made most of its movies in black and white, and Americans were falling in love with a new entertainment device called the TV set. They cost an average of $400 each. The year was 1949. In at least one respect, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to turn the calendar back to that time. The nation’s military forces were organized under the War Department, and Hegseth believes that term, with its bold martial overtones, better suits his desire to remake the armed services to emphasize fighting and killing. The Trump administration...