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Pete Hegseth: “We're doing standards assessments across [Department of…”

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Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa

Published | Video Starts at 12:57

Between 30 to 40% of students failed the program, but those who graduated, we're ready today. The standards remain high across special operations training programs, and I thank you for that. In fact, We're doing standards assessments across [Department of Defense], and we started at Special Operations Multiple accessions courses. And the report back from the Green Berets and the Army Rangers that we sent the Navy SEALs to those courses. Is standards still high? (12:57–13:05)

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Asserts that standards assessments are being conducted across the Department of Defense, starting with Special Operations courses.

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