Pete Hegseth confirms cutting 20% of US military generals and admirals
Summary
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed plans to reduce the number of generals and admirals by 20%. He criticized diversity initiatives in the military and announced new partnerships with conservative-leaning schools, while dismissing reports of low troop morale.Key Facts
- Pete Hegseth plans to cut 20% of generals and admirals in the US military.
- He stated that the military will no longer tolerate what he described as "woke" culture or weak performers.
- Hegseth denied reports of low morale and highlighted high retention rates on the USS Abraham Lincoln despite a long deployment.
- The USS Abraham Lincoln crew was deployed for 286 days, longer than planned, amid tensions with Iran.
- Hegseth announced a Pentagon project involving Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich to study the future of warfare.
- He criticized Ivy League and liberal arts colleges for promoting diversity initiatives, calling them "woke factories."
- The Pentagon will partner with schools like Liberty University and Hillsdale College known for conservative values.
- Hegseth is a graduate of Harvard and Princeton, yet criticized those and other Ivy League schools.
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