War Secretary Pete Hegseth Move to End Woke-Era DEI Mandates in the Military

By introducing new standards that terminate DEI regulations, reinstate "male-level" fitness benchmarks, and refocus the military on one mission—warfighting and winning— War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon's "woke era" is over.
Hegseth termed it “a moment of mounting urgency” for America’s military as he spoke to a rare gathering of top generals and admirals at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia ahead of President Donald Trump’s remarks.
Eight months after taking over as head of the renamed Department of War, Hegseth announced extensive reforms aimed at ridding the organization of gender ideology, DEI offices, and "toxic political distractions." "Identity months, DEI offices, and guys in dresses are over," he declared. "We have moved on from that shit."