Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday declared the U.S. military free of its "woke" shackles and presented the nation's highest-ranking military officials an ultimatum: Don't like it? Quit.

Why it matters: Trump 2.0 promised to overhaul the Pentagon, everything from axing old-school weapons programs to effecting a MAGA-friendly cultural reset. Both are underway. • "The new compass heading is clear," Hegseth said, speaking to an auditorium full of generals and admirals whom he summoned to a Marine Corps base in Virginia. • "Out with the Chiarellis, the McKenzies and the Milleys, and in with the Stockdales, the Schwarzkopfs and the Pattons," he said, dissing recent military leaders while praising past commanders.

Driving the news: Hegseth's speech yearned for the days of old — ment

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