"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ordering troops to watch or read his speech last month at Quantico, Va., when he declared the "woke" military is gone, decried "fat generals" and ordered women in the military to meet the "highest male standards" for physical fitness. The memo, obtained by NPR, calls for servicemembers to complete the "Warrior Ethos Tasking," which includes a link to the video and updated policy memorandums, by the end of the month."
"He said "the era of the Defense Department is over," said the new name will be the Department of War, and indicated the Pentagon would shift to a more aggressive culture. Hegseth, a 45-year-old Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host, said the U.S. military has promoted too many leaders for the wrong reasons based on race, gender quotas and "historic firsts.""
A Defense Department memo mandates completion of a Warrior Ethos Tasking by month-end, providing a video and updated policy memorandums. The memorandums outline enhanced physical fitness requirements, stricter grooming standards, and measures to boost military readiness, with commanders required to document completion in a Memorandum for Record. The linked video advocates ending perceived leniency in the force, renaming the agency, and shifting to a more aggressive culture. The guidance criticizes promotions tied to race or gender and directs higher physical standards for women while emphasizing visible fitness among leaders at all levels.
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