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Trump and Hegseth lay out military policy plans in remarks to meeting of generals
NBC News· 2025-09-30 17:45
for us, Courtney. Um, so I think we we heard some structure there with the defense secretary in terms of uh maybe sort of what it was exactly that they brought those generals here to here. Maybe less so with the president.Tell us your takeaways from President Trump's remarks there. Yeah, we didn't hear a whole lot beyond an an initial endorsement of pres of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsth's speech there. and and what I I I think is fair to call a real shift in the culture of the military that he laid out t ...
Hegseth says 'it is what it is' if new military standards prevent women from serving in combat
NBC News· 2025-09-30 16:32
War does not care if you're a man or a woman. Neither does the enemy. Nor does the weight of your rucks sack, the size of an artillery round, or the body weight of a casualty on the battlefield who must be carried.This is not about preventing women from serving. We are we very much value the impact of female troops. Our female officers and NCOs are the absolute best in the world.But when it comes to any job that requires physical power to perform in combat, those physical standards must be high and genderne ...