Hayward veteran reacts to Pete Hegseth's comments on women in the military

A local Air Force veteran is reacting to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s comments regarding what the country’s military should look like.

The comments came as President Donald Trump and Hegseth addressed the country’s top generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday.

Hegseth said he is now requiring “a male standard for every combat specialty.”

“At my direction, each service will ensure that every requirement for every combat MOS [Military Occupational Specialty], for every designated combat arms position, returns to the highest male standard only, because this job is life or death, standards must be met, and not just met — at every level, we should seek to exceed the standard, to push the envelope, to compete,” he said.

In response, Air Force veteran Graciela Tiscareño-Sat