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The Department of War on Tuesday announced Secretary Pete Hegseth has decided to terminate the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS), a civilian advisory group that provides recommendations on policies affecting women in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Department of War press secretary Kingsley Wilson made the announcement on X, calling the committee "divisive."

"The Committee is focused on advancing a divisive feminist agenda that hurts combat readiness, while Secretary [Pete] Hegseth has focused on advancing uniform, sex-neutral standards across the Department," Wilson wrote in the post.

The DACOWITS website notes it focuses on recruitment, retention, employment, integration, well-being and treatment o

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