Hegseth set the direction for the Department of Defense, telling the officers present that if they don't like it, they should resign.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders on Tuesday they should resign if they do not support his agenda.

I n the days before Pete Hegseth stepped onstage to address the hundreds of generals and admirals he summoned for a mysterious meeting outside Washington, D.C., officials at the Pentagon joked that the defense secretary could have saved a lot of time and money by making his remarks via email instead.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday a slew of new personnel fitness and grooming directives going after “fat general” and

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders on Tuesday they should resign if they do not support his agenda.

"The Daily Show" took aim Tuesday at Pete Hegseth and accused the Secretary of War of having less class and tact than Henry Kissinger.

US defence secretary says all fitness tests to be set to male benchmarks, and emphasises importance of grooming standards

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced at a gathering of military officers that he expected more physical fitness from personnel in the U.S. military and criticized "fat generals and admirals." Hegseth said that he will impose a mandatory personal fitness test twice a year.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, used Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's remarks about "fat generals and admirals" in the U.S. military to troll President Donald Trump.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the U.S. military’s senior-most officers Tuesday that he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals” or overweight troops. Addressing a crowded

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touted the new name, the Department of War, saying "the era of the Department of Defense is over."