No. When he went out there, he called the generals in. He just threw down, we call a stake. He threw down a stake and said, hey listen, this is where we're at. This DEI is equality, this preference and rank. We're not that way anymore. We're not giving special preference because of your sex, because of your race, because of any of that. We're not doing identity politics. We're doing, we're the Secretary of War now and we're going to promote you based on merit. We're looking for lethality and we're looking out for the warrior. (09:58–10:12)
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Asserts that the Department of War is no longer giving special preference based on sex or race.
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