{"id":129813,"date":"2026-09-06T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=129813"},"modified":"2026-09-06T16:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T23:40:23","slug":"how-pete-hegseth-turned-a-war-on-military-dei-into-a-war-on-dna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=129813","title":{"rendered":"How Pete Hegseth turned a war on military DEI into a war on DNA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/army-secretary-dan-driscoll-resigns\">resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll<\/a> should not overshadow some disturbing facts: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/us\/hegseth-purge-army-officers.html\">fired or blocked the promotions of more than 80 generals and admirals<\/a>, or about 10% of our nation\u2019s top military officers. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/hegseth-pentagon-purge-officers-forced-out\">personnel and policy decisions<\/a> are threatening our long-term national security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I served in the U.S. Navy for 29 years before retiring in 2015 as a rear admiral. The last thing I want is for Hegseth or our military to fail. But this is not a moment when America can afford to weaken its military, and that\u2019s exactly what his wholesale actions are doing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nowhere is this more evident than his treatment of women. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-rkv-video\" data-wp-interactive=\"msnbcVideo\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;post&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:1348834,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.ms.now\/state-of-play\/watch\/experts-raise-concerns-of-army-readiness-amid-pentagon-changes-under-hegseth-2512781891577&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/vs-newsencoding.akamaized.net\/out\/v1\/2d153a6df3fe4f8ca4a2c80f8ad88231\/230e6fb6ff3a42dfa360a5fce4693a16\/42013efaf95c468db858bdb9cd46ce3d\/index.m3u8&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;experts-raise-concerns-of-army-readiness-amid-pentagon-changes-under-hegseth-2512781891577&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Experts raise concerns of Army readiness amid Pentagon changes under Hegseth&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;State of Play with Peter Alexander&quot;,&quot;excerpt&quot;:&quot;Sources tell MS NOW that Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is resigning after months of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Veteran Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr and retired U.S. Army Major General James u0022Spideru0022 Marks join Peter Alexander to share their concerns about the Pentagon shakeup under Hegseth.&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;September 1, 2026&quot;,&quot;full_date&quot;:&quot;2026-09-01T11:39:43-04:00&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:&quot;08:59&quot;,&quot;durationSeconds&quot;:539,&quot;unique_id&quot;:10,&quot;mpx_guid&quot;:&quot;n_peter_starr_marks_army_secy_dan_driscoll_resigns_amid_tensions_with_hegseth_260901&quot;,&quot;show_name&quot;:&quot;State of Play with Peter Alexander&quot;,&quot;playlists&quot;:[&quot;Donald Trump&quot;,&quot;Iran&quot;,&quot;Military&quot;,&quot;Politics&quot;,&quot;White House&quot;]},&quot;jwplayer_key&quot;:&quot;Y52d\/qsiqzaY8+ucPsAp7C+xgNdtLGZNVX77f7nClqcvQj2K&quot;,&quot;isMuted&quot;:false,&quot;isPaid&quot;:false,&quot;articleMaybeGated&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-flex-box\">\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"msnbc-video-placeholder-button\" data-post-id=\"10\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marinresists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788277040786_n_peter_starr_marks_army_secy_dan_driscoll_resigns_amid_tensions_with_hegseth_260901_1920x1080.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-16x9_l size-16x9_l\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788277040786_n_peter_starr_marks_army_secy_dan_driscoll_resigns_amid_tensions_with_hegseth_260901_1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788277040786_n_peter_starr_marks_army_secy_dan_driscoll_resigns_amid_tensions_with_hegseth_260901_1920x1080.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788277040786_n_peter_starr_marks_army_secy_dan_driscoll_resigns_amid_tensions_with_hegseth_260901_1920x1080.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788277040786_n_peter_starr_marks_army_secy_dan_driscoll_resigns_amid_tensions_with_hegseth_260901_1920x1080.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788277040786_n_peter_starr_marks_army_secy_dan_driscoll_resigns_amid_tensions_with_hegseth_260901_1920x1080.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788277040786_n_peter_starr_marks_army_secy_dan_driscoll_resigns_amid_tensions_with_hegseth_260901_1920x1080.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788277040786_n_peter_starr_marks_army_secy_dan_driscoll_resigns_amid_tensions_with_hegseth_260901_1920x1080.jpg?resize=860,484 860w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788277040786_n_peter_starr_marks_army_secy_dan_driscoll_resigns_amid_tensions_with_hegseth_260901_1920x1080.jpg?resize=760,428 760w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788277040786_n_peter_starr_marks_army_secy_dan_driscoll_resigns_amid_tensions_with_hegseth_260901_1920x1080.jpg?resize=560,315 560w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788277040786_n_peter_starr_marks_army_secy_dan_driscoll_resigns_amid_tensions_with_hegseth_260901_1920x1080.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-video-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Tap to Unmute\" class=\"msnbc-video-block-video-info-mute\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.unmute\" data-wp-class--is-unmuted=\"!context.isMuted\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-video-info-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"video-title\" data-wp-bind--href=\"state.post.permalink\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExperts raise concerns of Army readiness amid Pentagon changes under Hegseth\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"video-date-and-duration\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-wp-text=\"state.post.date\">September 1, 2026<\/span> \/ <span data-wp-text=\"state.post.duration\">08:59<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three times this year, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/28\/us\/politics\/hegseth-blocks-army-promotions.html?searchResultPosition=2\">this past week<\/a>, Hegseth personally struck qualified officers from board-approved promotion lists after service leaders refused his request to remove them. About half the officers were Black or women. And now, the share of high-ranking officer nominations going to women is at its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/06\/upshot\/military-promotions-women-hegseth.html\">lowest level in more than two decades<\/a>, The New York Times reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although women have served in combat roles for more than 30 years, including in ground combat for the past decade, Hegseth ordered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/06\/nx-s1-5667583\/pentagon-review-women-in-ground-combat-roles\">review<\/a> of combat roles for women and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/09\/23\/hegseth-terminates-womens-advisory-group-slams-divisive-agenda\/\">disbanded the nonpartisan Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All this matters for several reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, the U.S. military is an all-volunteer force, with women counting for about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealth.va.gov\/materials-and-resources\/facts-and-statistics.asp\">10% of Marines and closer to 20%<\/a> of the other services. Women serve on every type of warship, including submarines. They fly fighter jets, command bases and serve in elite units such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/female-soldiers-in-army-special-operations-face-rampant-sexism-and-harassment-report-says\">Army Rangers<\/a>. There are very few military specialties today that don\u2019t include women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our military cannot afford to deprive itself of this talent. And there is value \u2014 despite Hegseth\u2019s protestations \u2014 in fielding a force that looks like and represents the people it defends, especially when you ask those same people to join it. That\u2019s a big part of what an \u201call\u201d volunteer force means.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon would counter that recruiting across the services is healthy. But that has more to do with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/04\/us\/politics\/army-recruiting-trump.html\">programs<\/a> the military put in place under the previous administration and <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/new-recruits-joining-military-big-numbers-reason-hegseth\/story?id=135546620\">the state of the economy<\/a> than it does adherence to President Donald Trump\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-rkv-video\" data-wp-interactive=\"msnbcVideo\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;post&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:1350249,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.ms.now\/state-of-play\/watch\/fmr-air-force-secy-speaks-out-on-hegseth-unhealthy-climate-in-the-pentagon-right-now-2512908355837&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/vs-newsencoding.akamaized.net\/out\/v1\/db0e3f12cbf0417c9d95cd99e6e38731\/230e6fb6ff3a42dfa360a5fce4693a16\/42013efaf95c468db858bdb9cd46ce3d\/index.m3u8&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;fmr-air-force-secy-speaks-out-on-hegseth-unhealthy-climate-in-the-pentagon-right-now-2512908355837&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Fmr. Air Force Secy. speaks out on Hegseth: u0026#8216;Unhealthy climate in the Pentagon right nowu0026#8217;&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;State of Play with Peter Alexander&quot;,&quot;excerpt&quot;:&quot;After nine long and grueling months aboard the USS Lincoln, the crew is on their way home following reports of low morale and poor conditions on board. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar has the latest from Pattaya Beach, Thailand, where the aircraft carrier is currently docked for a five-day liberty port call . Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall joins Peter Alexander to discuss Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethu0027s leadership.&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;September 2, 2026&quot;,&quot;full_date&quot;:&quot;2026-09-02T11:19:23-04:00&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:&quot;09:56&quot;,&quot;durationSeconds&quot;:596,&quot;unique_id&quot;:11,&quot;mpx_guid&quot;:&quot;n_peter_sridhar_kendall_former_air_force_secretary_speaks_out_on_hegseth_260902&quot;,&quot;show_name&quot;:&quot;State of Play with Peter Alexander&quot;,&quot;playlists&quot;:[&quot;Donald Trump&quot;,&quot;Military&quot;,&quot;Politics&quot;,&quot;White House&quot;]},&quot;jwplayer_key&quot;:&quot;Y52d\/qsiqzaY8+ucPsAp7C+xgNdtLGZNVX77f7nClqcvQj2K&quot;,&quot;isMuted&quot;:false,&quot;isPaid&quot;:false,&quot;articleMaybeGated&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-flex-box\">\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"msnbc-video-placeholder-button\" data-post-id=\"11\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marinresists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788364904838_n_peter_sridhar_kendall_former_air_force_secretary_speaks_out_on_hegseth_260902_1920x1080.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-16x9_l size-16x9_l\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788364904838_n_peter_sridhar_kendall_former_air_force_secretary_speaks_out_on_hegseth_260902_1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788364904838_n_peter_sridhar_kendall_former_air_force_secretary_speaks_out_on_hegseth_260902_1920x1080.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788364904838_n_peter_sridhar_kendall_former_air_force_secretary_speaks_out_on_hegseth_260902_1920x1080.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788364904838_n_peter_sridhar_kendall_former_air_force_secretary_speaks_out_on_hegseth_260902_1920x1080.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788364904838_n_peter_sridhar_kendall_former_air_force_secretary_speaks_out_on_hegseth_260902_1920x1080.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788364904838_n_peter_sridhar_kendall_former_air_force_secretary_speaks_out_on_hegseth_260902_1920x1080.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788364904838_n_peter_sridhar_kendall_former_air_force_secretary_speaks_out_on_hegseth_260902_1920x1080.jpg?resize=860,484 860w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788364904838_n_peter_sridhar_kendall_former_air_force_secretary_speaks_out_on_hegseth_260902_1920x1080.jpg?resize=760,428 760w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788364904838_n_peter_sridhar_kendall_former_air_force_secretary_speaks_out_on_hegseth_260902_1920x1080.jpg?resize=560,315 560w, https:\/\/www.ms.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788364904838_n_peter_sridhar_kendall_former_air_force_secretary_speaks_out_on_hegseth_260902_1920x1080.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-video-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Tap to Unmute\" class=\"msnbc-video-block-video-info-mute\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.unmute\" data-wp-class--is-unmuted=\"!context.isMuted\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"msnbc-video-block-video-info-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"video-title\" data-wp-bind--href=\"state.post.permalink\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFmr. Air Force Secy. speaks out on Hegseth: \u2018Unhealthy climate in the Pentagon right now\u2019\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"video-date-and-duration\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-wp-text=\"state.post.date\">September 2, 2026<\/span> \/ <span data-wp-text=\"state.post.duration\">09:56<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recruiting numbers are also lagging indicators, often months behind popular sentiment and proclivities to serve. I don\u2019t believe we have seen yet the negative effect of Hegseth\u2019s fixation of stamping out all aspects of diversity, equity and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/hegseth-pentagon-firings-top-officials-army-secretary\">rash of firings<\/a> is depriving the ranks of exceptionally qualified leaders during a time of war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/21\/us\/politics\/hegseth-navy-lisa-franchetti.html\">Lisa Franchetti<\/a>, the four-star admiral Hegseth fired one month after he took office. Franchetti had commanded several warships and, in 2018, led Navy airstrikes on Syrian chemical weapons sites\u00a0 \u2014 strikes ordered by then-President Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or how about Air Force Lt. General <a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/another-one-bites-the-dust\/\">Jennifer Short<\/a>, who was senior military assistant to the secretary of defense when Hegseth fired her? Short had racked up more than 1,800 hours flying the A-10 Warthog; more than 400 of those hours were in combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or Navy Vice Adm. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pentagon-hegseth-trump-dei-chatfield-nato-23df15b59766458d106567ba782d2f15\">Shoshana Chatfield<\/a>, who was canned shortly after taking up a leadership post at NATO headquarters. Chatfield flew three different types of helicopters in two different combat theaters.\u00a0In 2008, she earned a Bronze Star for \u201cextraordinary leadership in the face of persistent threat\u201d while leading a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hegseth likes to talk about lethality. These women kicked lethality\u2019s butt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I knew and served alongside each of them. They were fine leaders and good people. And now, like the other women Hegseth has ousted, they and their expertise are gone from the services. Replacing their wisdom and experience will take at least a decade \u2014 if we\u2019re lucky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What message are the younger women still in uniform, those who aspire to be an admiral or a general, taking away from all this? If conversations I am having with former female colleagues and shipmates are any indication, it is this: <em>Thank you for your service, ladies, but don\u2019t get any uppity ideas.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his 2024 book, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pete-hegseth-background-defense-secretary-confirmation-hearing-e160e10c86385a8beff110d9190fb34e\">The War on Warriors<\/a>,\u201d Hegseth wrote: \u201cDads push us to take risks. Moms put the training wheels on our bikes. We need moms. But not in the military, especially in combat units.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/5534095-hegeth-women-combat-standards\/\">walked that back a bit<\/a> when seeking confirmation as defense secretary, but for many women in uniform those words still sting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>What message are women in uniform taking away from all this? If conversations with former female colleagues and shipmates are any indication, it is this: <em>Thank you for your service, ladies, but don\u2019t get any uppity ideas.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seeing statutory board results tossed aside also surely stings. U.S. military promotions are determined through a rigorous process, focused keenly on one\u2019s past performance and potential to advance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For decades the military has told young officers that if they work hard, take the tough assignments and meet the standards, they will get a fair shake at a chance to move up. Now it looks like the military is breaking that deal \u2014 not because those women failed to uphold their part but because they don\u2019t fit the mold of a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hegseth-pentagon-testosterone-testing-troops-47333bbf3af9e4cac432722332ff1383\">high-testosterone<\/a>, MAGA military. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-rkv-video\" data-wp-interactive=\"msnbcVideo\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;post&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:1307418,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.ms.now\/on-the-line\/watch\/hegseth-screening-troops-for-testosterone-levels-during-war-is-troubling-air-force-veteran-2506753603734&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/vs-newsencoding.akamaized.net\/out\/v1\/b5b75c277b6c4110b80cb721d4eb4b4d\/230e6fb6ff3a42dfa360a5fce4693a16\/42013efaf95c468db858bdb9cd46ce3d\/index.m3u8&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;hegseth-screening-troops-for-testosterone-levels-during-war-is-troubling-air-force-veteran-2506753603734&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hegseth screening troops for testosterone levels during war is u0026#8216;troublingu0026#8217;: Air Force Veteran&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;On the Line with Alicia Menendez&quot;,&quot;excerpt&quot;:&quot;Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to screen all troops, including women, for low testosterone levels. Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. 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But the numbers don\u2019t bear that out for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/06\/upshot\/military-promotions-women-hegseth.html\">blocked senior promotions<\/a>. The perception of bias alone could have consequences as women lose faith in the military and in a promotion process that for decades was diligently protected from politics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that\u2019s the third reason Hegseth\u2019s actions matter so much. As discouraged women leave the service, their exits threaten to reduce the ranks of mid-level officers today, which in turn would deny the military of their leadership tomorrow. In other words, retaining talent well below the rank of admiral or general could also become an issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The secretary has said his actions are all about merit and standards. But in February, enlisted leaders for each of the armed services <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/02\/12\/no-evidence-women-in-combat-roles-lower-standards-top-enlisted-leaders-say\/\">testified to Congress that they had seen no evidence<\/a> that standards had been lowered or that women degraded unit readiness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And believing the argument that each of the blocked promotions was based purely on merit would require there to be adverse material in the records of each and every officer that promotion boards had overlooked. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-rkv-video\" data-wp-interactive=\"msnbcVideo\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;post&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:1352717,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.ms.now\/katy-tur\/watch\/gop-senator-thom-tillis-calls-on-trump-to-fire-hegseth-amid-pentagon-leadership-shake-up-2513054275851&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/vs-newsencoding.akamaized.net\/out\/v1\/acab6b52cebd4b5eb02928c08c44108e\/230e6fb6ff3a42dfa360a5fce4693a16\/42013efaf95c468db858bdb9cd46ce3d\/index.m3u8&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;gop-senator-thom-tillis-calls-on-trump-to-fire-hegseth-amid-pentagon-leadership-shake-up-2513054275851&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;GOP Senator Thom Tillis calls on Trump to fire Hegseth amid Pentagon leadership shake up&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;The Moment with Katy Tur&quot;,&quot;excerpt&quot;:&quot;GOP Senator Thom Tillis is accusing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of u0022creating a leadership voidu0022 in the Pentagon following Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigning and is urging President Trump to replace him. 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And not all the officers he has sidelined have been women.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He does not have to publicly justify each firing, though the unprecedented scale of officer firings and blocked promotions has led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/jon-ossoff-pentagon-departures-hegseth\">some members of Congress<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5910394-house-committee-military-firings\/\">demand explanation<\/a> and Sen. Thom Tillis to call for Hegseth\u2019s own firing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But taken together and in light of his long-standing views about women in the military \u2014 reinforced by his recent reprehensible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/hegseth-accused-body-shaming-cadet-144634290.html\">body-shaming<\/a> of a female Canadian teenage cadet \u2014 it is clear that Hegseth is spearheading a concerted effort to diminish female leadership in the armed forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That risks making it more difficult to recruit and retain female talent, depriving our troops of some truly exceptional leaders and politicizing both the promotion process and the senior ranks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hegseth is not just campaigning against DEI; he\u2019s campaigning against DNA. If you don\u2019t have a Y chromosome, then you don\u2019t have much of a shot at senior leadership. That\u2019s a wholly new and different \u201cwar on warriors.\u201d And nobody wins that one \u2014 not Hegseth, not the military and certainly not the American people.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/opinion\/pete-hegseth-military-firings-promotions-women-dei\">How Pete Hegseth turned a war on military DEI into a war on DNA<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\">MS NOW<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll should not overshadow some disturbing facts: Defense Secretary&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":129800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ms-now","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Pete Hegseth turned a war on military DEI into a war on DNA - Marin &amp; 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