Pete Hegseth: “It's about standards. And this committee has talked a lot…”

“Contributions on the battlefield. Indispensable contribution. Senator, I would like to clarify when I'm talking about that issue, it's not about the capabilities of men and women. It's about standards. And this committee has talked a lot about standards. Standards that we unfortunately, over time have seen eroded in certain duty positions, certain schools, certain places, which affects readiness. which is what I care about the most. Readiness. I appreciate that. And so to my comments time and time again to standards. Senator gillibrand. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.” (05:53–06:07)

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