{"id":2377031,"date":"2024-12-06T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-hegseth-will-make-the-pentagon-great-again\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T08:29:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T13:29:23","slug":"pete-hegseth-will-make-the-pentagon-great-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-hegseth-will-make-the-pentagon-great-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Hegseth Will Make The Pentagon Great Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpete-hegseth-will-make-the-pentagon-great-again%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2377031&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the article discusses the candidacy of Pete hegseth for the position of Secretary of Defense, \u200bhighlighting his qualifications and suitability for the role.\u2062 It asserts that Hegseth has \u2062the necessary combat leadership experience,academic background,and strong patriotism to effectively reform the military and address its current challenges. the piece emphasizes the urgency of military reform, particularly in light of issues related\u200b to readiness\u2063 and recruitment, and \u200csuggests that Hegseth will prioritize traditional military \u200bgoals over social agendas.<\/p>\n<p>The article also defends Hegseth against media criticism,\u2063 stating that previous portrayals of dysfunction during his tenure at Concerned Veterans \u2064for America (CVA) are unfounded. It notes \u2062the important policy \u200bvictories achieved under his leadership, particularly reforms in the Department of\u200b Veterans\u200c Affairs. The endorsement concludes by asserting\u200b that Hegseth&#8217;s leadership would align with President Trump&#8217;s vision, making him an ideal candidate to strengthen\u2063 and guide the\u2062 Pentagon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Pete_Hegseth_%2848513785377%29.jpg\">Gage Skidmore\/Wikimedia Commons\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC By-SA 2.0<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/06\/pete-hegseth-will-make-the-pentagon-great-again\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Pete%20Hegseth%20Will%20Make%20The%20Pentagon%20Great%20Again&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/06\/pete-hegseth-will-make-the-pentagon-great-again\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Pete%20Hegseth%20Will%20Make%20The%20Pentagon%20Great%20Again&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/06\/pete-hegseth-will-make-the-pentagon-great-again\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/06\/pete-hegseth-will-make-the-pentagon-great-again\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Pete%20Hegseth%20Will%20Make%20The%20Pentagon%20Great%20Again&amp;body=Pete%20Hegseth%20is%20a%20warfighter%20and%20visionary%20who%20loves%20his%20country.%20He%20will%20make%20a%20tremendous%20secretary%20of%20defense.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/06\/pete-hegseth-will-make-the-pentagon-great-again\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Pete Hegseth has the combat leadership experience, academic pedigree, and profound love of country necessary to make our military great again. I served with him in the 34th Infantry Division and succeeded him in leading Concerned Veterans for America, and I wholeheartedly endorse his nomination to be our next secretary of defense.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump knows that the Pentagon is in desperate need of reform, and the best way to accomplish that is to send a true outsider to run the show. The Make America Great Again movement has no better outsider to fix our broken military than Pete Hegseth, and he will also be a true loyalist to President Trump&rsquo;s agenda.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f6708c6357a7a8bd671efd41d0836d10 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f6708c6357a7a8bd671efd41d0836d10\"><\/div>\n<p>Hegseth&rsquo;s leadership will ensure our military returns to the basics of defeating our adversaries, rather than pushing a social justice agenda. Our military is in the midst of a readiness and recruitment crisis, and reform is needed fast. Hegseth and I served as infantry rifle platoon leaders in combat. Warfighters don&rsquo;t have the luxury of being distracted by frivolous matters during combat operations. We focused on what I called the Big Four: shoot, move, communicate, and stop bleeding. Transgender surgeries and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">understanding white rage didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t quite make the list.<\/p>\n<p>I served as the executive director of Concerned Veterans for America (CVA), succeeding Hegseth, who brought this group to national prominence. Contrary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raid-on-trumps-mar-a-lago-may-be-legal-but-it-looks-suspicious-legal-experts-say\/\" title=\"Raid on Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago May Be Legal but It Looks Suspicious, Legal Experts Say\">media reports based<\/a> on anonymous sources, I can confirm that Hegseth was not fired. It was common knowledge within CVA that he was going to Fox News. This is nothing more than another tired media attack from an apparatus hell-bent on destroying his nomination.<\/p>\n<p>The media have falsely portrayed CVA as a dysfunctional organization under Hegseth&rsquo;s leadership, but the executive team and strategy I inherited from him were world-class. The proof is in the policy victories we helped President Trump deliver for veterans by reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n<p>I personally briefed President Trump on CVA&rsquo;s policy proposals during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/migration\/veterans-meet-with-trump-at-the-white-house-to-discuss-va-concerns-1.459203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">roundtable discussion with other leaders from Veteran Service Organizations<\/a>. My message was developed in part by the<a href=\"https:\/\/cv4a.org\/news-media\/cva-launches-fixing-veterans-health-care-policy-taskforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Fixing Veterans Health Care Task Force<\/a>, created by Pete Hegseth. We wanted to bring accountability to the VA and provide veterans with a choice in their health care, and we did just that.<\/p>\n<p>The president agreed with our strategy. I quickly deployed the CVA grassroots army, which Hegseth built, to pressure Congress to pass these critically needed reforms. Our volunteers made thousands of citizen contacts by knocking on doors, hosting phone banks, and calling their members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>In less than six months, President Trump signed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2017\/06\/23\/trump-seeks-to-expedite-discipline-protect-whistleblowers-veteransaffairs\/420688001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act<\/a>. This would allow the government to fire bad and underperforming VA employees, especially the ones who allowed vets to die on secret waitlists.<\/p>\n<p>The next summer, President Trump signed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfw.org\/media-and-events\/latest-releases\/archives\/2018\/6\/president-trump-signs-va-mission-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VA Mission Act<\/a>, which provided vets with a choice in their health care.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7cd5bb4a663c6615ec928afdd3fff3da fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7cd5bb4a663c6615ec928afdd3fff3da\"><\/div>\n<p>Thanks to the policy vision of Pete Hegseth and the leadership of President Trump, these reforms brought the VA into the 21st century and likely saved thousands of lives.<\/p>\n<p>That is the Pete Hegseth I know &mdash; a warfighter and visionary who loves his country. He will make a tremendous secretary of defense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-037bf5e4f3f0fb1bae25be09d00f35dd fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-037bf5e4f3f0fb1bae25be09d00f35dd\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Mark Lucas is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">executive vice president<\/a> of the Article III Project. 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