Pete Hegseth Confirms Cutting 20% of US Military Generals and Admirals
Defense secretary ranted against diversity claiming ‘no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals’ in troops
TL;DR
- Plans to cut 20% of generals and admirals in the US military.
- Declared that "no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps" and other undesirable traits will be tolerated.
- Dismissed reports of low morale as "false claims" and stated personnel retention is at "record" rates.
- Emphasized focus on "training, readiness, accountability, discipline and lethality" in military formations.
- Criticized "DEI worshipping woke factories" (Ivy League and liberal arts colleges).
- Announced new Pentagon projects involving Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich to study the "future of warfare".
- Initiated educational pipeline partnerships with institutions like Liberty University, Hillsdale College, Louisiana State University, Mississippi University, and Tuskegee University.