Inside Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Shake-Up

Hegseth has mandated annual testosterone testing and tightened grooming rules, banning beards for most troops.

The military was previously obsessed with gender, ideology, and race, and diversity is not the military's strength.

Hegseth has fired or pushed out numerous top officers, including Army Chief of Staff General Randy George and General Chris Donahue.

Most of the ousted officers were seen as not being with the program and not sufficiently loyal.

Hegseth vowed to get rid of the woke generals and has ousted or forced into retirement dozens of general and flag officers.

Hegseth forced Driscoll out, and the resignation was part of Hegseth's focus on the top leadership of the Army.

The emphasis on munitions is necessary, though whether they have the ultimate right answers remains to be seen.

The drone dominance program is doing really well, and Feinberg has injected private equity approaches into the Pentagon.

The removal of leaders associated with modernization initiatives leaves the Army's future a little bit up for grabs.

Fired officers did nothing wrong and were not under investigation, causing confusion about career standards.

A politicized officer corps would be weaker against enemies and more pliable against the Constitution.

Hegseth has become isolated and now relies on an inner circle of five or six close advisors to filter information.

Republican lawmakers Susan Collins, Mike Rogers, and Tom Tillis have criticized Hegseth's churn and called for his firing.

Hegseth has had a contentious relationship with Congress and is not getting much traction for his budget proposals.

Hegseth retains Trump's support because he defends the president and supports the domestic use of the military.

Civil-military relations are in a crisis due to political favoritism in promotions and the use of forces in U.S. cities.

CQ Brown carried out Biden's DEI policies and was a loyal foot soldier for a politicized era in military history.

Allies in Europe and Asia are appalled by the changes and concerned about a review of the U.S. military footprint in Europe.