Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has had quite the run since taking his post. There have been multiple scandals as well as some major policy changes.
Now, rumors are flying about internal problems, all of which the department claims are lies.
The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services DACOWITS has been around for decades, having made more than 1,100 recommendations to the department.
Of those, more than 90% were adopted by the Pentagon. This seemed like an agency that was actually doing its job, but Hegseth removed it as part of his quest to end DEI in the military services.
Department of War press secretary Kingsley Wilson explained, "After further review, Secretary [Pete] Hegseth has decided to terminate the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. The Committee is focused on advancing a divisive feminist agenda that hurts combat readiness, while Secretary Hegseth has focused on advancing uniform, sex-neutral standards across the Department."
Needless to say, the left erupted, but Hegseth stood firm on his decision.
Earlier this week, Hegseth created quite the buzz by calling leadership back to Quantico for a little talking to.
Hegseth laid down the law regarding physical standards and the end of being politically correct in the department, stating, "The era of politically correct, overly sensitive, don't-hurt-anyone's-feelings leadership ends right now.”
The one thing I really liked about his speech was dropping the hammer on physical standards, issuing a single standard that both men and women must meet in order to go into combat.
He also said he would require every soldier of every rank, including generals and admirals, to take a PT test twice a year, as well as have PT on all duty days.
After the big meeting, there were reports that some of leadership was pushing back against Hegseth’s new strategy, but the Pentagon immediately pushed back.
Deputy Secretary of War Steve Feinberg responded, "The Department’s National Defense Strategy has been seamlessly coordinated with all senior civilian and military leadership with total collaboration — any narrative to the contrary is false.”
I highly doubt everyone is on board with the changes, so I hope Hegseth is true to his word and dismisses anyone who does not meet the standard.
I have made no secret of my doubts about Hegseth in this position, but on this particular issue, I support him 100%. The military is no place for woke, and that attitude needs to be stripped out, and we need only send the best of the best, men or women, onto the field of battle. Far too much is at stake when bullets start flying to have someone who only made it because standards were lowered.
