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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that all combat personnel would be required to meet the highest male standard in order to maintain their positions.

Hegseth said the department must “restore a ruthless, dispassionate and commonsense application of standards.”

“We’re training warriors, not defenders. We fight wars to win, not to defend. Defense is something you do all the time, it’s inherently reactionary and can lead to overuse, overreach, and mission creep. War is something you do sparingly, on our own terms and with clear aims,” Hegseth said as he spoke Tuesday morning at Marine Corps Base Quantico.

HEGSETH ORDERS ABOUT FACE ON PENTAGON’S SLIPPING GROOMING STANDARDS

“We fight to win. We unleash overwhelming and punishing

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