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Pete Hegseth: “Mixed gender units were not going to perform as well in…”

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From the Archives: Hugh interviews Pete Hegseth about "The War on Warriors"

Published | Video Starts at 07:26

I mean, one of the examples I use is the study about, in the Marine Corps about all male units versus mixed gender units. And it was very clear in the studies that Mixed gender units were not going to perform as well in combat. And that was this threshold that the generals were supposed to maintain. And they gave in to the political prerogatives. (07:26–07:29)

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Asserts that studies showed mixed gender units perform worse in combat.

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