Inside the Pentagon’s Growing Culture War

1 Oct 2026 · 12 min · Explicit

Episode Inside the Pentagon’s Growing Culture War

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Pete Hegseth uses his “State of the Force” address to defend firing senior military leaders, barring transgender people from serving, eliminating diversity programs and shrinking the Pentagon’s top ranks. He also promotes autonomous warfare, reshaping military education and expanding the role of religion inside the Defense Department.

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