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'No more walking on eggshells': Hegseth vows to lift guardrails on military hazing, harassment
ABC News obtained memos filed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that showed he is reviewing military policies on hazing and harrasment.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announces changes to physical requirements for combat personnel and other policy shifts eliminating DEI in the military.
After listing the proposed changes, Hegseth gave the assembled officers a warning: “If the words I’m speaking today are making your hearts sink, then you should do the honorable thing and resign.” If the commanders wanted to better understand what he was saying, he jokingly told them, they could pick up a copy of his book.
The last-minute gathering featured hundreds of senior military officials, who swear an oath to the Constitution, attending something more akin to a campaign rally.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to review standard changes since the 1990s. Military women watching shifts in DoD worry about what's coming.
Former defense secretary Leon Panetta criticized Pete Hegseth's speech to military brass on Tuesday while questioning his ability to lead.
The Pentagon issued a series of memos that direct officials to use artificial intelligence to speed up workplace investigations.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s unusual meeting summoned hundreds of senior officers on short notice, pulling them from their posts around the world to Quantico, Virginia. The meeting ended up not as a showcase of major changes to the military but a recitation of familiar talking points from Hegseth and Trump.