Yes, nothing most of us who were in the military don't already know. Pete Hegseth wears his 187 Infantry Crest on his jacket lapel. I was in the 187 about 20 years before he was. 
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Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, etc. like him because he understands the military from where the rubber meets the road. He being an Infantryman and officer, who served at Gitmo, then in Iraq and A'stan. Awarded a CIB and 2 Bronze Stars. Was a Plt Ldr and Co Cdr. He understands the "warrior ethos" and spirit. He's seen combat at the pointy end of the spear.
He hated as many did the weakening of the US Military by all the woke DEI, CRT, that was pushed from the top down.
Watching his hearing in Congress. With all the attacks on him, just demonstrated what a threat he is to the woke, DEI, CRT, socialist, etc., politicians.
The attacks were by some, especially by some females in Congress was particularly violent. One who was a, IIRC, a UH-60 pilot who lost both her legs in Iraq. She was the only one among that has CV to talk smack as she did. But I feel she forgot about the Brotherhood of Arms. She as well as some others their attacks revolved around not letting females into combat arms as then they wouldn't have the same opportunity to make higher rank.
So reality be damned, females must be combat arms so a few could get promoted to a higher rank. Now of course there are many Female GENs. But I don't think any have made it to the JCS levels ? It is just clear to me that these females and probably some males in Congress. Don't get what history and those who have "seen the elephant" know from first-hand experience. And lived to talk about it.
Many of these in Congress never served and if so certainly not in a line Infantry or tank unit. But they are willing push females into harm's way in the name of some form of equality or is it equity ? In the face of the realities that occur in combat.
He mentioned that combat units have quotas for females in those units. One of the females Congress berated him that she never heard of anything like. Insinuating he just trying to keep women out of combat arms, etc., etc. …
Some of you may relate to this paradigm. Of e.g. an Infantry Bn that now has females in the unit as trained Infantrymen. The "quotas" would be IMO, being a Rifle Plt Ldr and Mech Co. Cdr. Is something that inevitably would become a new situation to confront combat arms leaders.
Would you put all the female Infantryman or Tankers or FA crews, etc. in one unit? HHC ?
Or would you starting at Bn level, assign females to each unit ? Scattering them around line Companies and in turn in the Plts, Sqds, Fire Tms, etc. ?
Would there be all female tank and artillery crews ?
All in the name of equality/equity of the sexes ? Which is fine in most other jobs, outside the Military. I laud that … But do any of those in Congress understand what occurs in combat ? E.g. there is so much footage of pitched battles with the advent of cameras, etc. Much in some very good documentaries on TV, online, etc., etc. Those could probably give them a good idea.
It seems to me these elected officials don't really understand what combat units do ?
Another thing is and was not mentioned. No one talked about what happened to the Female IDF soldiers at the hands of Hamas rapists, murderers, etc. Sadly, it is well documented on GO Pro cameras used by those savages. And can be seen online. I won't even choose to view such horrors. Did any of those female and even male elected officials watch any of that footage ? And still would say females should be in Infantry, Tanks, etc.
Another point, of course, these elected officials forgot they work for us. But I am pretty sure none of these officials' will have to be concerned about their female kin ever going into the military or combat. Of course there is no draft anymore, and most likely those in DC won't have to worry about it regardless …
