Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of U.S. military officials Tuesday who were quickly summoned from their posts around the globe, to announce several directives aimed at removing what he calls “woke garbage” in the armed forces.

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He directed that combat arms jobs in each branch of the U.S. military “returns to the highest male standard only” and instituted a combat field test.

“I don’t want my son serving alongside troops who are out of shape, or in combat unit with females who can’t meet the same combat arms physical standards as men, or troops who are not fully proficient on their assigned weapons platform or task, or under a leader who was the first, but not the best,” Hegseth said.

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