Hegseth to Troops Resign If You Can’t Handle End of Woke Military

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth just declared the Pentagon’s woke era over and he’s daring anyone who disagrees to walk away.

In a powerful and unapologetic address to hundreds of U.S. military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Hegseth said what millions of Americans have been thinking: our armed forces are not a social experiment. They are warriors. And it's time they started acting like it again.

“If the words I’m speaking today are making your heart sink, then you should do the honorable thing and resign,” Hegseth told the crowd. “We would thank you for your service. But I suspect the overwhelming majority of you feel the opposite. These words make your hearts full.”

Hegseth’s 45-minute speech wasn’t subtle and it wasn’t meant to be. He laid out ten directives to restore combat standards, kill woke policies, and bring back a warrior ethos that’s been choked out by diversity mandates and political correctness over the past decade.

Among Hegseth’s reforms:

• Elimination of all DEI offices, “identity months,” and climate change trainings

• Gender-neutral combat standards rolled back to pre-2015 levels

• Mandatory physical fitness tests twice per year for all ranks

• Strict grooming policies enforced, including bans on beards and long hair

• Basic training transformed back into a physically intense, discipline-driven process

• PowerPoint and classroom-based indoctrination replaced with field training

• “Toxic leadership” and “bullying” complaints reassessed to defend tough commanders

• Inspector General process restructured to reduce frivolous investigations

• Merit-based promotions only, without regard for race, gender, or quotas

“We became the woke department. But not anymore,” Hegseth said. “No more dudes in dresses. No more division, distraction, or gender delusions. We are done with that.”

And he’s not bluffing.

Hegseth has already fired a dozen senior-ranking generals and recalled all flag officers from around the globe to hear the message firsthand. His plan isn’t just policy it’s a full-blown cultural correction inside the military.

“Weak men won’t qualify either,” Hegseth said. “We’re not playing games.”

This is a stunning reversal of the post-Obama and Biden-era military, where top brass were praised for promoting gender ideology, dragging drag shows onto bases, and running pronoun seminars while America’s adversaries China, Iran, Russia built up lethal war machines and laughed at us.

Hegseth isn’t here to play defense. He’s here to “kill people and break things,” as he put it not manage feelings.

“You are warriors. You don’t necessarily belong in polite society,” he told the troops. “Today is another Liberation Day the liberation of America’s warriors.”

Critics on the Left are already melting down over his remarks. But guess what? The men and women in uniform the ones who actually fight our wars overwhelmingly support it. Hegseth’s speech was met with thunderous applause from commanders who’ve spent years watching standards lowered, accountability removed, and morale crushed by identity politics.

And perhaps most importantly, he made one thing crystal clear:

“To our enemies FAFO,” he said, using the acronym for “F--- around and find out.” “If necessary, our troops can translate that for you perfectly.”

This is the American military reawakened. Focused. Disciplined. Deadly. And no longer apologizing for what it was always meant to be.

If the Left thinks they can stop this movement, they’re in for a rude awakening. The days of rainbow recruiting ads, gender pronoun drills, and commanders more afraid of HR than China are over.

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