War Secretary Pete Hegseth declared an end to woke political correctness and gender equity while delivering remarks to top military leaders on Tuesday in Quantico, Virginia.
During his speech, he announced that combat troops will return to male standards of fitness and training, and combat units will undergo combat field tests, which they must pass at the male standard scores. Finally, lethality and combat readiness is being prioritized over inclusivity in the military.
Hegseth justified the move, stating, “this job is life or death.”
“At every level, we should seek to exceed the standard, to push the envelope, to compete,” Hegseth told the room full of generals and top officers. “It’s common sense and core to who we are and what we do. It should be in our DNA.”
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Hegseth: Today, At My Direction each service will ensure every requirement for every combat MOS, for every designated combat arms position, returns to the highest male standard only because this job is life or death. Standards must be met and not just met. At every level, we should seek to exceed the standard, to push the envelope, to compete. It’s common sense and core to who we are and what we do. It should be in our DNA.
Today, at My Direction, we’re also adding a combat field test for combat arms units that must executable in any envoronment and at any time and with combat equipment. These tests will look familiar; they’ll resemble the Army expert fitness assessment or the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test. I’m also directing that war fighters in combat jobs execute their service fitness test at a gender neutral, age-normed, male standard scored above 70%. It all starts with physical fitness and appearance.
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“War does not care if you’re a man or a woman, neither does the enemy,” he said.
He added that the move is not meant to prevent women from serving in combat jobs, but said that may be the result.
“But when it comes to any job that requires physical power to perform in combat, those physical standards must be high and gender neutral,” Hegseth said. “If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is. If that means no women qualify for some combat jobs, so be it. That is not the intent. But it could be the result. So be it.”
During the speech, Hegseth announced the creation of a “combat field test” for combat arms units, and announced a new requirement for combat arms units: That they “execute their service test at a gender-neutral, age-normed male standard scored above 70%.”
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