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Hegseth cuts US generals by 20% in anti-diversity speech
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth vows to cut 20% of US generals in anti-diversity military overhaul.
In brief
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth vows to cut 20% of US generals in anti-diversity military overhaul. US defense secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to reduce the number of US generals by 20% as part of his anti-diversity military reforms. Originally reported by the Guardian.
Hegseth's military update
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth delivered his second 'State of the Force' address at Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia.
Anti-diversity focus
Hegseth emphasized training, readiness, accountability, discipline, and lethality as the only priorities for military formations.
No complainers policy
Hegseth stated complainers, ideologues, and poor performers would no longer be in the driver's seat of military operations.
Anti-woke military stance
Hegseth declared the military would no longer be the 'woke department' or 'weak department' with a focus on warriors only.
Specific military terms
Hegseth listed 'no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals' as the new military standards.
At a glance
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to reduce the number of US generals by 20% as part of his anti-diversity military reforms.
