Pete Hegseth announces major military changes and ends DEI programs

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that all war personnel should meet the highest male standard to protect their positions.

Hegset said the department should “rest standards restore a brutal, passionate and discreet application.”

“We train warriors, not warriors. We are fighting wars to win, we are fighting to defend. Defense is always something you do, naturally reactionary, and excessive use, excessive use and mission.

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“We are struggling to win. We punish overwhelming and violence for the enemy,” he continued. “We also do not fight with stupid engagement rules. We solve the hands of our warriors to scare, demoralize, hunt, hunt and kill the enemies of our country.

The secretary said, “Every member of each row should perform one test twice a year and serve twice a year, every year,” he said. In addition, joint force members will need to make PT. [physical training] Every day of duty, something hegseth says is standard in many units, but will be officially coded.

“If the war secretary can regularly make a hard PT, he may be every member of our common power,” he said.

Hegset was afraid of “fat troops in the halls of the Pentagon” and “fat generals and admirals” in the halls of the Pentagon “and arguing that it was time to raise the bar for American service members.

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War Secretary Pete Hegseth, Stuttgart, German -based US army Special Forces Battalion 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Air) joins the PT. (Defsec Hegseth

Hegseth said that changed physical standards, including those changing in 2015, should be returned to the original forms of “war arms standards to ensure that women can be entitled”. It also includes the standards he claimed to have been manipulated to “hit racial quotes.”

He said that the new requirement was that the troops meet the highest male standard, while Hegseth insisted that the movement was not to prevent women from serving their countries.

“This is not about preventing women from serving. We value the impact of women’s troops. Our female officers and NGOs are absolute best in the world. But when there is any job that requires physical power for performance in war, this is not high and not in terms of gender. This is not intention, but it may be the result, so. It also means that we will not be characterized by weak men because we are not playing games. This war. This life or death. “

Hegset also announced the new grooming standards. The troops are now expected to be clean and have a uniform haircut. Soldiers can obtain temporary medical exemptions or permanent religious exemptions for shaving rules.

Hegseth, “We will cut our hair, we will shave our beards and we will follow the standards. Because broken windows like the theory of policing, when you let small things go, big things go finally.” He said. “If you want a beard, you can join special forces. Shave if not.”

According to the non -profit organization, the beard exemptions of special forces operators are to help them get better confused with certain communities and civilians. Wounded warrior project.

ARMY ANNOUNCED In July, “the new policy, exemptions for non-religious reasons, requires a temporary medical profile (Form 3349-SG) and a policy (ETP) grade given by an O-5 officer.”

War Secretary Pete Hegseth, on April 23, 2025 Carlisle, PA in the US Army Savaş College to students, faculties and staff to present explanations, while the commander of the Army War College Major General David Hill greets the commander. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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The other part of the shift announced by Hegseth included other steps to root “toxic ideological garbage” from the department.

“There is no more identity bear, no [diversity, equity and inclusion] Offices, men in dresses. No climate change worship anymore. There are no longer division, distraction or gender delusions, “he said. As I said before, I will say it again, we —. “

Hegseth, who is further condemned by Wokekeess in the army, announced major changes to offer leaders. He said that the Ministry of War is aware of the fact that mistakes will be made with new directives and therefore will apply changes in keeping negative information in personnel records. This means that leaders with “forgiveness, serious or small violations” in their records will not allow the rest of their careers to receive control without fear by paying for these mistakes.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders in Quantico, the Naval Laters Base in Quantico, VA on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Pool via AP)

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During his speech to military leadership, Hegseth made clear that the re -establishment of the Ministry of War was more than a name change; At the same time there was a major change in politics.

“The period of the Ministry of Defense has ended.” “From this moment on, the only mission of the newly restored war department is: the struggle for war. Preparing for the war and preparing to win.”