Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech before a high-profile gathering of hundreds of the U.S. military’s top brass on Tuesday morning has spurred fear, head-scratching and praise.

Hegseth, over the course of roughly 45 minutes, rolled out 10 directives that seek to dismantle so-called “woke” efforts, raise fitness standards to eliminate "fat" troops and leaders, implement strict grooming standards and impose "male standards" on combat troops.

To those who don’t share his vision, the Pentagon chief’s message was simple: You can leave.

“The sooner we have the right people, the sooner we can advance the right policies … but if the words I’m speaking today are making your heart sink, then you should do the honorable thing and resign,” he said.

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