Former Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli said he is “concerned” about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “attack on women” in the military on Sunday.

“I'm concerned about what I considered an attack on women, and the fact that there are people who say that women have been let into different combat fields and cannot meet the standards,” Chiarelli said on ABC’s This Week. “I just don't believe that's true.”

Chiarelli’s remarks come days after Hegseth, during a speech to over 800 generals and admirals, said that every combat role “returns to the highest male standard” of their respective branches.

“If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is,” Hegseth said Tuesday in Quantico, Va. “It will also mean that weak men won’t qualify — because we’re not playing games. This

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