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Pete Hegseth’s Views May Clash With Reality 

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New York Times: “His view that the military has diminished its standards in welcoming women and racial minorities might run into resistance as he takes the reins at the Pentagon, which sees its diversity as an asset and has tried to build a force that mirrors America.”

“Mr. Hegseth has said that standards were ‘lowered’ as women began serving in combat positions. But he will be met by the more than 10,000 women who currently fill combat roles, from artillery and infantry positions to combat engineers and even a few Green Berets and Army Rangers.”

“He has vowed to ‘address the recruiting, retention and readiness crisis in our ranks’ and to bring ‘lethality’ back to the Pentagon. But the military has been focused on those issues for years.”

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