Mr. Hegseth argued that these changes are nonetheless fair and aimed at military excellence alone. “When it comes to any job that requires physical power to perform in combat, those physical standards must be high and gender-neutral,” he said. “If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is.” And so it is with race, he argued.
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