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Daniel Driscoll: “Secretary Hecstadt has been incredibly aggressive to say for…”

Featuring: Daniel Driscoll, Republican | United States Secretary of the Army | National

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New era for the U.S. Army: Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll on the future of warfare

Published | Video Starts at 04:54

Manufacturers that don't want to go through the regulations that are necessary or, you know, people picketing and wanting pension plans to divest from, from the shares of defense contractors. It just seems like that's all turned, though. It has all turned under. And Secretary Hecstadt has been incredibly aggressive to say for the army in particular, if it's not good for soldiers, don't do it. like, stop optimizing for all sorts of things that don't lead to lethality and don't lead to the things that actually matter, which is when we deploy our soldiers forward … (04:54–05:02)

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Asserts that Secretary Hecstadt has prioritized actions that benefit soldiers in the Army.

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