Female veterans denounced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech this week outlining his anti-woke military agenda, disputing his claims that standards were lowered to allow thousands of women in combat roles.
The big picture: Hegseth, who before joining the administration argued women shouldn't serve in combat roles, painted an image of a military that risked becoming less lethal in his Quantico address and vowed a "ruthless" application of fitness standards.
