Key Takeaways From Pete Hegseth's Confirmation Hearing

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Despite this, current Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has thus far refused to reinstate those who were pushed out of service at the time.
47% : To that end, Hegseth said that he would "bring the warrior culture back" to the Pentagon, which he said has become less capable of fighting and winning wars and places rule-following above operational success.Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) suggested that Hegseth was demanding that the Department of Defense raise standards on its servicemembers while seeking to lower standards for himself.
47% : The Department of Defense mandates nine other vaccines for all servicemembers, as well as an additional eight depending on occupational specialty or region of deployment, but it rescinded the COVID-19 vaccination requirement in 2023.
41% : Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) compared Hegseth's comments made to Ryan with comments he's made since Trump announced his nomination, in which Hegseth has said that he supports all women who contribute across the U.S. military, including in combat.
40% : He said both he and Trump would seek to focus on improving the warfighting capability of the military without regard for the political affiliations of its servicemembers.

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