'No more distractions, no more political ideologies, no more debris,' he said.

'Standards have been manipulated to hit racial quotas,' he asserted, without providing any evidence for this.

'Any place where tried and true physical standards were altered, especially since 2015 when combat arms standards were changed to ensure females could qualify, must be returned to their original standard.'

What you do in those moments is what's going to be the difference between life and death for the men, for the Americans, for the sailors, for the Seals, for the Marines that you lead.

You know what? Nothing else matters. You got it done. In fact, the best wins are the ones where it takes you out.

From President Trump to all of you, we have your back. The nation has your back. Your leadership has your back. Stick to it, fight like hell.

As you have seen and the media has obsessed over, I have fired a number of senior officers since taking over.

The rationale for me has been straightforward: It’s nearly impossible to change a culture with the same people who helped create or even benefited from that culture, even if that culture was created by a previous president and previous…

If the secretary of war can do regular, hard PT, so can every member of our joint force.

Frankly, it’s tiring to look out at combat formations, or really any formation, and see fat troops.

Likewise, it’s completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon.

returns to the highest male standard.