Consider the case of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who was admitted to and graduated from prestigious degree programs at top universities but resigned from the Army National Guard at the ...

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Hegseth eyes lifting ‘Shark Attack’ training ban for Army recruits by: Ellen Mitchell, The Hill Posted: Aug 8, 2025 / 06:16 AM HST Updated: Aug 8, 2025 / 11:14 AM HST ...

Hegseth, a U.S. Army National Guard veteran, pledged on Wednesday evening to crack down on what he sees as “weak, woke” and “politically correct” basic training.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered 1,350 National Guard members to leave the city, while a couple hundred will stay to protect federal personnel and property, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean ...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaves following a closed briefing on the situation in Iran for members of the U.S. Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 26, 2025.

But Hegseth insists that shark attacks and other phased-out practices have been part of basic training for decades, saying bringing them back would be a “restoration” of them.