Big Pentagon
DOD DEI Purge
Five-Sided Wind Tunnel A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion position is defined as one that was established for the purpose of influencing hiring or employment practices or promoting preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, or ethnicity. Since early 2024, DOD has cut nearly 200 DEI-related jobs: Report By Stephen Losey Since early 2024, […]
New CJCS Confirmed
Lieutenant General Dan Caine, USAF (Ret) Senate confirms Dan Caine to lead Joint Chiefs in late-night vote by Ellen Mitchell The Senate early Friday morning voted to confirm President Trump’s choice to be chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine. The 60 to 25 vote came after Democrats, led by […]
Army COVID Retreads
Army reenlists nearly two dozen soldiers ousted for refusing COVID-19 vaccine By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army has reenlisted more than 23 soldiers who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Monday, rushing to implement President Donald Trump’s order that troops be rehired and given back pay. Three people rejoined […]
Combat Arms Physical Requirements Review Ordered
SECDEF “For far too long, we allowed standards to slip, with different standards for men and women in combat arms. That’s not acceptable.” SECDEF Hegseth Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles By Leo Shane III Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered a 60-day review of military combat arms standards to […]
SECDEF Targets Media Leakers
SECDEF For too long, instances of unauthorized disclosures of national security information have gone uninvestigated at the DoD. @SecDef is committed to aggressively pursuing parties responsible for any leaks and will refer them to law enforcement for criminal prosecution. Efforts to subvert @POTUS command of our Armed Forces, to endanger the lives of our warfighters, […]
Pentagon’s DEI Purge
SECDEF Hegseth’s memo “Restoring America’s Fighting Force Task Force,” was scribed to ensure that DOD works “to provide merit-based, color-blind, equal opportunities to Service members but will not guarantee or strive for equal outcomes.” All well and good. However, the implementation of the policy has unsurprisingly invoked the laws of unintended consequences. Restoring America’s Fighting […]
Pete Hegseth shutters war planning think tank
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo calling for the shuttering of the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment. This office made plans and preparations for future conflicts. Sean Parnell, Pentagon spokesman, explained that this move is part of a long term plan that would rebuild this office’s function in a way that supports current strategic […]
SECDEF Initiates Military Standards Review
SECDEF Pete “Knife Hand” Hegseth “Because in those ground combat roles, what is true is that the weight of the ruck on your back does not change. The weight of the 155 round that you have to carry does not change. The weight of the 240-Bravo machine gun you might have to carry does not […]
Recent Comments