Accompanied by Donald Trump, war secretary hardened speech in meeting with 800 officers at the Military Base of Quantio, defended new physical standards and end of inclusion policies
The United States War Secretary, made a tough speech on Tuesday at a meeting with almost 800 high-ranking officers at the Military Base of Quantum in Virginia. Alied close to the president, he stated that the Armed Forces went through “decades of decay” and promised a turn in the military command, focusing on physical fitness and abandonment of diversity policies.
According to Hegseth, the image of the military was harmed by “fatty generals and admirals” and the adoption of measures related to gender, race and environment issues. “We became the Woke department. No more,” he said, defending the end of what he called “ideological waste.” His secretariat has just undergone a name change: he is called War Department now, and no more defense department.
The secretary announced that all members of the Armed Forces, in any patent, will have to comply with tests of height and weight twice a year. He also said that physical fitness patterns will be defined based on male requirements, although he has stated that the measure does not intend to prevent women from participation. “If women can meet the standards, great. If not, so be,” said Hegseth.
In addition to hardening the discourse against diversity and inclusion, the head of defended the recent layoffs of high -ranking officers, such as Charles Q. Brown, the first black commander of the Armed Forces, and Linda Fagan, the first woman to lead one of the country’s six military forces. He classified the previous culture as “bankrupt” and asked those who disagree with his agenda to resign in the patents.
Trump, who was present at the meeting, supported the statements. “If you don’t like what I’m saying, you can leave the room. Merit: Everything is based on merit,” said the president.
The changes are part of the government’s strategy to reformulate what Hegseth called the “warrior mindset,” reinforced since Trump signed in early September the executive order that returned to the Department of Defense the former denomination of “War Department.”
Published by Felipe Dantas
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