The entire conversation is ridiculous. 98% of women would not be capable on the battlefield, any honest person knows that. Pete's whole point was restoring standards. If a woman can meet those standards then she's in. Everyone arguing about this is asking for special treatment or lowering of standards so women can get in. Then they are unable to do the job and get people killed.
I served in the military. Did 2 tours in Iraq. I was in an Infantry unit in Baghdad. One day on patrol an IED went off in between my vehicle and convoy that was on the opposite side of the road. Their vehicle took most of the damage. We pulled up gave a sit rep and turned around to provide security and aid. It was a POL convoy (Petroleum, Oil, and Lube) There were a number of women in that convoy. When we pulled up and got out. We saw that the women soldiers had exited their vehicles and dropped their weapons on the ground and were crying. My commander had to yell at them to pick up their weapons and pull security while we handled the casualty. If we hadn't been there and there had been secondary attacks. IED to disable a vehicle and then either sniper fire, or daisy chained IED's. There would have been even more casualties than there were. Some women can handle being in combat arms. Some can't. But the fact still remains. If a 200 pound man is shot and can't walk and needs to be carried or dragged to safety. A 120 pound women will have a less likely chance to aid him. Then a guy around his same size.
@connieellerbe-maycock7115 Once again, IF the women can meet the appropriate standards, that can work. However I would hazard to guess out of the small number of women in the US who actually want to be in the military, few will make it to the front lines. It's a societal average that most females in the West don't have the mental preparation women in Isreal do, as it's not required and also isn't desired at large.
As a woman I do not want to go to the battlefield! If you took an honest poll of all women of age eligible for draft, how many would volunteer? Lets be real!!
@SylviaAdolfsen-th8cr As a woman, you don't have to sign up for a select service, like the men do. It is a law for men, and the only law women don't have to follow.
@@christopher7952 Protect America? You Trump supporters voted a psychopath into power. Are you protecting America by using military force to take Greenland and Panama? Are you protecting America by threatening NATO allies? Give me a break.
These men are choosing to feel that was based on societal pressures. The women are not expecting that. So you are acting against their expectations but following what society tells you to do.
As a veteran of the military and combat with 33 years of service, I understand Pete's points. The military is getting ready to fight both China and Russia at the same time. That is the focus. We haven't seen this since WWII. What will be different from then and now will be a lot. War always comes down to being in a trench in the middle of the night and hand to hand. Today, that means a 130 lb woman versus a 220 lb Russian soldier in that trench and involved in a hand to hand fight to the death. Also there would be thousands of female POWs held in camps in both China and Russia. Imagine the Hanoi Hilton with female aviators there or being held in jungle camps in Vietnam.
Who actually fights hand to hand? Is that what you see in the Ukraine-Russia war? If it gets to this, you need to question your military leadership. Is there a weight limit? What if you have a skinny guy who weighs 130 lbs? Is that acceptable then? Imagine sane male leaders had not created the Vietnam War mess in the first place. Imagine!
130 pound guy has more muscle than a 130 pound woman, you can see this in a high school wrestling match the girl is getting trashed. It’s just the way it is.
@@andrezcabara2774 you have no clue. Have you fought in a war? There were and are many instances where Ukraine soldiers have fought hand to hand currently. The news doesn't say anything about it. There were hand to hand engagements in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Ask a veteran. You again have no clue.b
@@markalford5406 The war is not decided on the battle field by muscle strength. Look at Russia-Ukraine. It's weapons, ammunition, strategy, and most importantly, willingness and sense of purpose to combat. There are no fist fights. >> Since the beginning of the Russian large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, more than 11,000 women have joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine of their own free will.
@@chrisspratlin5656 You fought someone hand to hand? No weapons? On your own? You knocked someone out because of your physical strength, not relying on weapons? You're right, I have not fought in a war, and you have experience and I don't. Let me ask, why do you wear a full rattle cage then? How are you going to fight "hand to hand" with that?
Senator Jean Shaheen ... you are less interested about "women in the military" than you are in trying to take him down and thereby cause a higher risk for the military of the United States. You, in effect, are bordering on being treacherous to the U.S. standards.
It appears that Senator Shaheen is more interested in hearing herself talk. Pete Hegseth is arguing for returning the military's training to top standards which the left has diminished over years. If a woman can accomplish those high standards, then fine. If they can't, they are out. The military should not have lowered their standards to allow women to serve in certain combat roles. Same goes for the men who only got in due to the lower standards. The military should never be a social experiment. The military's job is to 1) protect and defend our Nation against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and 2) kill and break things to win any conflict tasked to them. Additionally, having women in the military requires a greater expenditure of resources which take away from war fighting capabilities; i.e., separate quarters, separate medical and hygiene facilities, etc., not to mention that young men and women, due to hormones and testosterone, create additional stresses to maintaining standards. Facts of life. I served 20 years in the Marine Corps and saw this first hand. We need Hegseth to put things right.
God forbid we actually have a war that these women have to go into battle FOR REAL and they are brutalized by huge enemy soldiers, or taken prisoner, or fail to be able to help a fellow male soldier etc. It’s just common sense that the female body is weaker than the male body. Women on the battlefield should not be allowed. THIS OPINION COMES FROM A GROWN WOMAN. My niece was in the Army, and I would never have wanted her to be on the battlefield.
If you haven't served in ground combat operations , you may have trouble understanding Pete Hegseth's perspective and the point he is trying to make. Israel uses women in combat roles because they have to. The Kurdish Peshmerga is also composed of women largely out of necessity. They are both effective and lethal fighters. However, what Pete is saying is that if the US is putting women in combat roles simply for DEI purposes, it can reduce our effectiveness and lethality. We shouldn't be doing it to simply score some quota. That is not effective.
If a 190+ pound man is injured during combat and his only nearest partner was a 130 pound female whom his life depended on her to carrying to safety, is DEI a good idea?
I think she conflates combat work with non-combat work because she started w/his words around combat and then asked about other kinds of duties. In the end all of it should be based on ability to do the job anyway.
If women had to meet the same standards as men in the military the 18% of women in the military would shrink to less than 1%. I've seen it with my own eyes in the Navy. On the USS Emory S. Land there was one female diver. She had to meet the same standards as the male divers. So she was constantly working out to maintain enough strength in her upper body. Especially, working on pull ups. All other women had to meet PT standards that were significantly less than their male counterparts .
I read that when Israel had women in combat they found that the men were trying to protect the women plus fight the war, and this increased casualties among the men. I think you're exactly right.
Yes even though it's an unpopular answer the answer is yes they have made the military less😂😂😂 I don't care about your woke ideas or your equal rights agenda or whatever else you're trying to do women are not strong enough to be in combat😊
The reason women weren't in combat roles like infantry is because you're signing up to die, and then you need to be replaced. Women have a better way of replacing children through birth.😮 Hence, yes, men are expendable to an extent. Airborne Infantry Veteran
It’s only natural for men to protect women. On a occasion in Vietnam we would have reporters with us. The male reporters were pretty much on their own, but we protected the female reporters from harm and yes it was a distraction. VN 66/67
Great question, look what happened when you put women in charge in California. Mayor, fire chief Results FAILURE NO offense to the great women in uniform. It is about standards.
He is clearly saying that Woman being in the Combat job cannot be the same with Men. Apples for Apples. Can a woman be a fighter pilot ? Yes of course ! Can a woman be a Navy Seal with the team? Hmmm thats probably what he means?
As a Retired Air Force Combat Veteran, I can unequivocally state women in Combat were and still are a distraction. Not to say they can't serve in a Support Roll.
If democrats support women in combat, then they should be supporting a law requiring all women 18 and older to register with the selective service and make themselves available for the draft!
It doesn't matter if it's a small man or women if your not able to pack a wounded man that weighs 230 you don't need to be in the infantry. Just my opinion.
Having women in front line ( ie SF, marine recon, etc.) is way different than a pilot, tank operator, or behind the line supporting troops. A lot of men aren’t cut out for front line.
As a veteran of 35 years I have served with a wide cross section of people of different races and sex! For the most part they were in the rank and position they merited, however, during the past ten years this has changed! We are now chasing quotas and to be able to fill those ideological “targets” we have seen standards reimagined and not for the better! I believe there are women capable of front line combat service as war fighters but in all my time as an instructor I never met one! There were incredibly brave women, particularly medical staff, fighter pilots and aircrew and those who worked in intelligence etc but when it comes to the dirty stuff they just weren’t equipped physically! Let’s acknowledge the skill sets that we all bring but also let’s be pragmatic and not put men’s lives in danger for the sake of woke ideology!
I'm having trouble understanding what her complaint is? lol. I mean...I would guess 90% of people would agree with him on this. There are duties women can perform in the military that benefit the military. Being in combat is not one of them and it is demonstrably so.
Don't they understand the reason men don't want the women there if they can't understand that they shouldn't be there but if they understand inhabit in their heart to be a warrior you must compare there should be a very hard test
Certain jobs in the military a woman cannot do. Even most men cannot do those specific jobs. Standards must be set for those jobs and if you lessen it to make it more equitable for all. You threaten the security of all.
This woman forgets about the front line Nurses that are also killed and wounded in battle. These women were and are, silent hero's on the battle field. These women cared for their country and the soldiers involved.
There’s a big difference between “women shouldn’t be in active combat roles” and “woman shouldn’t be in the military”. She is intentionally complaining those two statements, I wish she had called her out for it.
If they want women in combat require 18 year old women require all of them to register for the draft. You want fair there it is. If they can’t pass the psychical requirements they can’t be in combat.
He should have said: to answer your questions I need to know exactly what you’re asking about. So, you tell me exactly what a woman is and I’ll tell you my views about them in combat.
Everyone is dodging and dancing around the KEY Question, if women are allowed to serve equally in all branches of the US military, will the females be required to sign up for a draft/conscription equally with all the 18 year old males?
But the military leaders should be chosen on merit not gender, race, or political views as long as those views doesn't interfere with the military effectiveness
The standards for women weren't lowered, ALL the standards were lowered. The graduates of all the military academies are less fit than they were in 80s
Hi, DM senator, if you have no reason to oppose Pete Hegseth, support him. Do not always talk woman woman in battle role. I guess it should be most woman support “No woman in front battle line”. This is to respect woman, protect woman and love woman.
From the rangers who attended Ranger School with “the few” who also attended, most say the Command was directed by higher authority to ensure that they passed. Let’s stop all the pretense, when the Army opened up all its combat branches, they were begging the target audience to join…it was a failed experiment.
Peter Should have been more specific that qualification standards WILL NOT be lowered to accomodate women for the sake of equity. By all means, if any female can pass the same qualifications as men and can show that has similar aptitudes in combat, then so be it. The lady was trying to frame him as a male shauvinist.
I'll never understand why Americans insist on using weird primitive sounding words like "War Fighter" and "Warrior" to refer to Soldiers. Perhaps its a widely done thing in other nations, but I swear I don't hear that style of speech in the UK.
guess its hard for a senator to understand that of that 18 percent like 1 percent are in combat roles and that standards were lowered for that 1 percent it has nothing to do with women serving in the military again Democrats not knowing a thing about anything.
I can’t remember the last time that I saw a bunch of ignorant old senators in one place. Oh, wait I did at the TikTok hearings. Time to get some younger people in congress who actually know what the hell they’re talking about.
Hey if you can pass these hard test you're in. I just don't think women should be included in a draft. Although. They shouldn't be trained at home in their states they would be the last line of defense 4-Hour country
Let women be in combat , up from on front lines if they want but I disagree that they should be forced to serve on f e onto lines or in combat . That means dint force woman into combat if they din want to. But if they want to go combat let them . But don't make them go to combat because the majority my want to go
Not wanting women on the front line against men twice their size and strength. What a terrible guy!
most people have no clue what combat is like..those who have been, understand completely....
@@fivegauss1093 And that is why men are required by law to sign up for select service, and women are not.
The entire conversation is ridiculous. 98% of women would not be capable on the battlefield, any honest person knows that. Pete's whole point was restoring standards. If a woman can meet those standards then she's in. Everyone arguing about this is asking for special treatment or lowering of standards so women can get in. Then they are unable to do the job and get people killed.
A 5'10 man wearing his battle rattle weighs 280-300+ lbs. 90% of women CAN NOT carry that weight and their own equipment.
They have to carry 280+ bls. of equipment? You sure about that?
@@andrezcabara2774 read it again....total weight not equipment weight
@@fivegauss1093 Ah, you're right. Would it not have been more honest to just state the assumed full weight of the battle rattle?
@@andrezcabara2774 look. The semantics clown that has a third great reading comprehension level is trying to make a point. 🤭🤭😂😂🤡🤡
@@andrezcabara2774 Is that what you read?!? Reading is not your strong suit.
I served in the military. Did 2 tours in Iraq. I was in an Infantry unit in Baghdad. One day on patrol an IED went off in between my vehicle and convoy that was on the opposite side of the road. Their vehicle took most of the damage. We pulled up gave a sit rep and turned around to provide security and aid. It was a POL convoy (Petroleum, Oil, and Lube) There were a number of women in that convoy. When we pulled up and got out. We saw that the women soldiers had exited their vehicles and dropped their weapons on the ground and were crying. My commander had to yell at them to pick up their weapons and pull security while we handled the casualty. If we hadn't been there and there had been secondary attacks. IED to disable a vehicle and then either sniper fire, or daisy chained IED's. There would have been even more casualties than there were. Some women can handle being in combat arms. Some can't. But the fact still remains. If a 200 pound man is shot and can't walk and needs to be carried or dragged to safety. A 120 pound women will have a less likely chance to aid him. Then a guy around his same size.
Front line combat is not for women, very few exceptions. Stop lowering the standards.
In Israel women are required to join the military and many fight on the front lines. No standards are lowered for them.
Send politicians to fight on the front lines.
@connieellerbe-maycock7115 Once again, IF the women can meet the appropriate standards, that can work.
However I would hazard to guess out of the small number of women in the US who actually want to be in the military, few will make it to the front lines. It's a societal average that most females in the West don't have the mental preparation women in Isreal do, as it's not required and also isn't desired at large.
As a woman I do not want to go to the battlefield! If you took an honest poll of all women of age eligible for draft, how many would volunteer? Lets be real!!
There are many men who do not want to go to the battlefield. So what?
@SylviaAdolfsen-th8cr
As a woman, you don't have to sign up for a select service, like the men do. It is a law for men, and the only law women don't have to follow.
@@andrezcabara2774if you will not protect America, leave!
@@christopher7952 Protect America? You Trump supporters voted a psychopath into power. Are you protecting America by using military force to take Greenland and Panama? Are you protecting America by threatening NATO allies? Give me a break.
@SylviaAdolfsen-th8cr
Only men are required by law to register for select service. If you don't wan't to be in the service, don't sign up.
What he should say is, "If they can meet the standards, they'll be very welcome."
This. Exactly. Do away with different standards for male & female. That solves everything
Men love women they don't want them to get hurt why can't some girls understand that
@@RussellOsborne-mh6ck girls lol
@@RussellOsborne-mh6ck They deep down are jealous of men and want to try and beat them or equal them.
I'm not protecting any soldier extra. Because that puts me in bad spot. If I fight with women soldier,they want me to do my job and visa versa
Absolutely! Female soldiers should be somewhere but not in vulnerable combat zones
Because they are stubborn that’s their nature.
You got to be honest it makes the men nervous and feel they have to protect them which is not how you fight a war
@@RussellOsborne-mh6ck or they have to become more detached n mean to do there jobs!
It's "You've got to be honest"... And how would you know?
As a Retired Air Force Combat Veteran, I can unequivocally state this is true.
@andrezcabara2774 what a hard hitting comment. Lol 🤡
These men are choosing to feel that was based on societal pressures. The women are not expecting that. So you are acting against their expectations but following what society tells you to do.
In the field we feel obligated to protect women and put our safety in danger to do so!
As a veteran of the military and combat with 33 years of service, I understand Pete's points. The military is getting ready to fight both China and Russia at the same time. That is the focus. We haven't seen this since WWII. What will be different from then and now will be a lot. War always comes down to being in a trench in the middle of the night and hand to hand. Today, that means a 130 lb woman versus a 220 lb Russian soldier in that trench and involved in a hand to hand fight to the death. Also there would be thousands of female POWs held in camps in both China and Russia. Imagine the Hanoi Hilton with female aviators there or being held in jungle camps in Vietnam.
Who actually fights hand to hand? Is that what you see in the Ukraine-Russia war? If it gets to this, you need to question your military leadership. Is there a weight limit? What if you have a skinny guy who weighs 130 lbs? Is that acceptable then? Imagine sane male leaders had not created the Vietnam War mess in the first place. Imagine!
130 pound guy has more muscle than a 130 pound woman, you can see this in a high school wrestling match the girl is getting trashed. It’s just the way it is.
@@andrezcabara2774 you have no clue. Have you fought in a war? There were and are many instances where Ukraine soldiers have fought hand to hand currently. The news doesn't say anything about it. There were hand to hand engagements in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Ask a veteran. You again have no clue.b
@@markalford5406 The war is not decided on the battle field by muscle strength. Look at Russia-Ukraine. It's weapons, ammunition, strategy, and most importantly, willingness and sense of purpose to combat. There are no fist fights.
>> Since the beginning of the Russian large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, more than 11,000 women have joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine of their own free will.
@@chrisspratlin5656 You fought someone hand to hand? No weapons? On your own? You knocked someone out because of your physical strength, not relying on weapons? You're right, I have not fought in a war, and you have experience and I don't. Let me ask, why do you wear a full rattle cage then? How are you going to fight "hand to hand" with that?
Shaheen is a disgrace to NH
Senator Jean Shaheen ... you are less interested about "women in the military" than you are in trying to take him down and thereby cause a higher risk for the military of the United States. You, in effect, are bordering on being treacherous to the U.S. standards.
It appears that Senator Shaheen is more interested in hearing herself talk. Pete Hegseth is arguing for returning the military's training to top standards which the left has diminished over years. If a woman can accomplish those high standards, then fine. If they can't, they are out. The military should not have lowered their standards to allow women to serve in certain combat roles. Same goes for the men who only got in due to the lower standards. The military should never be a social experiment. The military's job is to 1) protect and defend our Nation against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and 2) kill and break things to win any conflict tasked to them. Additionally, having women in the military requires a greater expenditure of resources which take away from war fighting capabilities; i.e., separate quarters, separate medical and hygiene facilities, etc., not to mention that young men and women, due to hormones and testosterone, create additional stresses to maintaining standards. Facts of life. I served 20 years in the Marine Corps and saw this first hand. We need Hegseth to put things right.
Warren is way worse and more obvious
I could not tell my daughter she has to go in the military it's just something a father shouldn't do
You daughter can decide if she wants to, you don't control women, this is not 1920s
I am a woman and I don’t think women should be there either !
I had no idea women especially mothers of young children had combat roles??? WTF!!! Who thought that was a good idea?
Elected officials who themselves would never allow the daughters to elect.
God forbid we actually have a war that these women have to go into battle FOR REAL and they are brutalized by huge enemy soldiers, or taken prisoner, or fail to be able to help a fellow male soldier etc.
It’s just common sense that the female body is weaker than the male body. Women on the battlefield should not be allowed. THIS OPINION COMES FROM A GROWN WOMAN. My niece was in the Army, and I would never have wanted her to be on the battlefield.
If you haven't served in ground combat operations , you may have trouble understanding Pete Hegseth's perspective and the point he is trying to make.
Israel uses women in combat roles because they have to.
The Kurdish Peshmerga is also composed of women largely out of necessity.
They are both effective and lethal fighters. However, what Pete is saying is that if the US is putting women in combat roles simply for DEI purposes, it can reduce our effectiveness and lethality. We shouldn't be doing it to simply score some quota. That is not effective.
Common sense says frontline combat should be done by males. Any other position is nonsense.
If a 190+ pound man is injured during combat and his only nearest partner was a 130 pound female whom his life depended on her to carrying to safety, is DEI a good idea?
As long as she can do job,I don't care.
I think she conflates combat work with non-combat work because she started w/his words around combat and then asked about other kinds of duties. In the end all of it should be based on ability to do the job anyway.
This woman has obviously spent a huge amount of time in the military oh wait no time at all!!!!
she has no clue...
Served in the Navy and agree with Pete 100%. I don’t think women should serve in combat.
If women had to meet the same standards as men in the military the 18% of women in the military would shrink to less than 1%. I've seen it with my own eyes in the Navy. On the USS Emory S. Land there was one female diver. She had to meet the same standards as the male divers. So she was constantly working out to maintain enough strength in her upper body. Especially, working on pull ups. All other women had to meet PT standards that were significantly less than their male counterparts .
I wouldn't I just wouldn't I don't know what he thinks but men feel responsible to protect the women
I read that when Israel had women in combat they found that the men were trying to protect the women plus fight the war, and this increased casualties among the men. I think you're exactly right.
When I retired as an old veteran. . . there were different standards for men and women
Yes even though it's an unpopular answer the answer is yes they have made the military less😂😂😂 I don't care about your woke ideas or your equal rights agenda or whatever else you're trying to do women are not strong enough to be in combat😊
Amongst all this I do not believe we owe it to our women the same training
Go Pete Go!
The reason women weren't in combat roles like infantry is because you're signing up to die, and then you need to be replaced. Women have a better way of replacing children through birth.😮 Hence, yes, men are expendable to an extent. Airborne Infantry Veteran
When did chivalry get confused with chauvinism?
Wayy too far in her feelings. What a shame
Pete Hegseth is great. Pete Hegseth is the Hero . Pete Hegseth is the Saviors .
It’s only natural for men to protect women. On a occasion in Vietnam we would have reporters with us. The male reporters were pretty much on their own, but we protected the female reporters from harm and yes it was a distraction. VN 66/67
Lets be real. Men and women are not physically equal in terms of strength and size.
Great question, look what happened when you put women in charge in California.
Mayor, fire chief
Results FAILURE
NO offense to the great women in uniform.
It is about standards.
If your heart set on doing it you've got to compare to the other warriors refuse to let weak make individual groups have a weak spot
He is clearly saying that Woman being in the Combat job cannot be the same with Men. Apples for Apples. Can a woman be a fighter pilot ? Yes of course ! Can a woman be a Navy Seal with the team? Hmmm thats probably what he means?
As a Retired Air Force Combat Veteran, I can unequivocally state women in Combat were and still are a distraction. Not to say they can't serve in a Support Roll.
He’s right on target and absolutely correct. The lady Senator is attempting to twist his statement.
Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call on him while he is near.
✨Isaiah 55.6✨
NOT IN COMBAT ! Women should not be on the front line.
If democrats support women in combat, then they should be supporting a law requiring all women 18 and older to register with the selective service and make themselves available for the draft!
If it comes down to a draft I would make it optional because lots of women would not want to do this
It doesn't matter if it's a small man or women if your not able to pack a wounded man that weighs 230 you don't need to be in the infantry. Just my opinion.
And you happen to be 100% right.
You join the service. All should fight and all should be able to advance.
STAND YOUR GROUND SIR . GOD BLESS YOU AND AMERICA NEEDS YOU BACK .
Elite combat units. Or woman in the military in general..big difference, of which she is blurring together
Having women in front line ( ie SF, marine recon, etc.) is way different than a pilot, tank operator, or behind the line supporting troops. A lot of men aren’t cut out for front line.
He is meaning that in combat arms. Women can’t make the standards for Infantry, SF, and so forth.
As a veteran of 35 years I have served with a wide cross section of people of different races and sex! For the most part they were in the rank and position they merited, however, during the past ten years this has changed! We are now chasing quotas and to be able to fill those ideological “targets” we have seen standards reimagined and not for the better! I believe there are women capable of front line combat service as war fighters but in all my time as an instructor I never met one! There were incredibly brave women, particularly medical staff, fighter pilots and aircrew and those who worked in intelligence etc but when it comes to the dirty stuff they just weren’t equipped physically! Let’s acknowledge the skill sets that we all bring but also let’s be pragmatic and not put men’s lives in danger for the sake of woke ideology!
Settle this in a hurry. Tell all women they have to register for the draft just like men. Bet that won't fly.
Women in military is for the same reason they are in construction..
( Entertainment). Don't kid yourself..
I'm having trouble understanding what her complaint is? lol. I mean...I would guess 90% of people would agree with him on this. There are duties women can perform in the military that benefit the military. Being in combat is not one of them and it is demonstrably so.
Don't they understand the reason men don't want the women there if they can't understand that they shouldn't be there but if they understand inhabit in their heart to be a warrior you must compare there should be a very hard test
Certain jobs in the military a woman cannot do. Even most men cannot do those specific jobs. Standards must be set for those jobs and if you lessen it to make it more equitable for all. You threaten the security of all.
Are women on the front line able to physically able to handle the equipment????? doubtful.
Did the 2 women serve on the battlefield...NO
This woman forgets about the front line Nurses that are also killed and wounded in battle. These women were and are, silent hero's on the battle field. These women cared for their country and the soldiers involved.
If Democrats want women on the front lines in the military why are they not required to sign up with selective service draft at 18 like men are?
Because that would be unpopular & might cost Democrats votes.
@deniseaileen5955 exactly. They want to claim equal rights only when it fits there narrative.
There’s a big difference between “women shouldn’t be in active combat roles” and “woman shouldn’t be in the military”. She is intentionally complaining those two statements, I wish she had called her out for it.
If they want women in combat require 18 year old women require all of them to register for the draft. You want fair there it is. If they can’t pass the psychical requirements they can’t be in combat.
Tulsi Gabbard will wholeheartedly disagree with his stance on women in the Military.
He should have said: to answer your questions I need to know exactly what you’re asking about. So, you tell me exactly what a woman is and I’ll tell you my views about them in combat.
Everyone is dodging and dancing around the KEY Question, if women are allowed to serve equally in all branches of the US military, will the females be required to sign up for a draft/conscription equally with all the 18 year old males?
I didn’t like some of the democrats talking about over him , why he was answering questions . It was like 2 songs playing playing at the same time .
But the military leaders should be chosen on merit not gender, race, or political views as long as those views doesn't interfere with the military effectiveness
The standards for women weren't lowered, ALL the standards were lowered. The graduates of all the military academies are less fit than they were in 80s
Hi, DM senator, if you have no reason to oppose Pete Hegseth, support him. Do not always talk woman woman in battle role. I guess it should be most woman support “No woman in front battle line”. This is to respect woman, protect woman and love woman.
He has made it clear. Stop lying and trying to confuse people about what he has said.
From the rangers who attended Ranger School with “the few” who also attended, most say the Command was directed by higher authority to ensure that they passed.
Let’s stop all the pretense, when the Army opened up all its combat branches, they were begging the target audience to join…it was a failed experiment.
So would you want to stand and fight knowing the person next to you could not carry you off the field
No women in ground or urban warfare operations....and in LAFD!
I voted for Trump 3 times, but this man may now be saved, but he is NOT qualified for this important decision.
Pete should ask define a woman
Peter Should have been more specific that qualification standards WILL NOT be lowered to accomodate women for the sake of equity. By all means, if any female can pass the same qualifications as men and can show that has similar aptitudes in combat, then so be it. The lady was trying to frame him as a male shauvinist.
It's pretty clear what Pete thinks women are good for.
How is this view surprising?
“Hey, let’s make an organization that relies on people ages 19-25 and make it co-ed! What could go wrong?”
Only men are required by law to register for select service.
That is also the only law men have that women do not have.
I'll never understand why Americans insist on using weird primitive sounding words like "War Fighter" and "Warrior" to refer to Soldiers. Perhaps its a widely done thing in other nations, but I swear I don't hear that style of speech in the UK.
🙏🏿💜PETE
🇺🇸MAGA/MAHA/DOGE
Senator Jean Shaheen focus on bashing Pete is too much. He has never said anything against Female enlistments nor officer ranks.. She is slandering.
H1B military service mandatory
guess its hard for a senator to understand that of that 18 percent like 1 percent are in combat roles and that standards were lowered for that 1 percent it has nothing to do with women serving in the military again Democrats not knowing a thing about anything.
I can’t remember the last time that I saw a bunch of ignorant old senators in one place. Oh, wait I did at the TikTok hearings. Time to get some younger people in congress who actually know what the hell they’re talking about.
She just making statements. Doesn't want him to answer, itll ruin her narrative
The people have spoken. We want the Trump picks approved. Immediately.
He already told us how he feels about the woman in the military besides he's serial cheater and sexual assaulter.
Women in military great front line, risk as other nations would abuse women.
It seems to me that this woman yells more than listens.
BS, she knows his sick views already.
she has her agenda and wants him smeared
@ Smeared? he has a horrendous background, not competent.
Hey if you can pass these hard test you're in. I just don't think women should be included in a draft. Although. They shouldn't be trained at home in their states they would be the last line of defense 4-Hour country
There is a place for women but it is not at the front lines
She is twisting his words
Some women
Controlling California fire departments
I hear
It’s not gender
Colors
Sex
But
Your ability needed to lead
Jus put pete in stop stalling nuff said
He’s an embarrassment.
Pete should dye his hair green, put on lipstick and go steal some luggage from the airport. Then Dems would approve him without question.
why is Pete Hedseth wearing a red white and blue handkerchief that doesn’t make him more patriotic that makes him more fake😂🤣🤣
How many women have fought and died in American battles. This is a joke. Edit it’s none.
Let women be in combat , up from on front lines if they want but I disagree that they should be forced to serve on f e onto lines or in combat . That means dint force woman into combat if they din want to. But if they want to go combat let them . But don't make them go to combat because the majority my want to go
Women should be equal to men.Even in combat.
Duckworth isnt worthy lead blind kids to mailbox!