Political Ref | September 30, 2025 | Permalink
Today, Secretary Hegseth delivered a truly historic speech to America's generals and admirals. To describe this as a game changer is perhaps an understatement. Timestamps to the major points in the speech follow. The President also spoke. A separate article detailing his speech will follow later.
Fixing 'decades of decay'
Promoted too many leaders based on race, gender, so-called firsts. 'We became the Woke Department, but no more'
We are removing the ideological garbage. No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses, climate change worship. 'We are done with that shit.'
Standards must be uniform, gender-neutral and high. Meet the standard or you are out. Every combat job returns to the highest male standard only.
If the Sec. of War can do regular hard PT, so can every member. It's tiring to see fat troops, generals and admirals.
No more beards, long hair, superficial individual expression. If you let the small stuff go, the big stuff goes.
Demanding high standards is not toxic leadership.
Undertaking a full review of so-called toxic leadership.
Neither war, the weight of your rucksack or the enemy care if you're a man or a woman. We want women to serve, but physical demands of certain jobs are no longer negotiable.
Eliminating the walking on eggshells culture.
Merit will be the sole basis for promotion.
I fired a number of senior officers because they created the Woke Department
If my words today are making your heart sink, you should resign.
I know that most of you feel the opposite, this makes your hearts full.
We have entire departments dedicated to diplomacy, but we do the military side. Focus just on that.
Anonymous online complaining by troops is cowardice.
There is no world in which high-intesity war exists without pain, agony and human tragedy. That's why we are restoring basic training to what it should be.
Defense is something you do all the time. War is something you do sparingly. We are preparing warriors.
Full speeches
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