Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of U.S. military colleges to assess whether they are “too woke,” as the war in Iran continues to escalate. In a video posted to social media on Thursday night, Hegseth said it was his job to ensure that those rising to the highest ranks are as prepared as possible.
“If we're pulling officers out of civilian universities because they're too woke, then we better make sure our own universities are prepared to do the task properly,” Hegseth said. The review will be conducted by a special task force evaluating senior service colleges, including the Army War College, National Defense University and Marine Corps University.
The task force has 90 days to produce a report on whether the schools are “actually effective and focused on core national security issues.” Hegseth said the review would seek to eliminate curriculum elements not aligned with such topics, emphasising a focus on the warrior ethos, deterrence and strength.
During a press briefing on Friday, Hegseth compared Iran’s leaders to “rats” in hiding, boasting that the U.S. is “decimating the radical Iranian regime’s military.” He claimed more than 15,000 Iranian targets have been hit, obliterating air defences, air force and navy, and reducing missile capabilities by 90 percent.
Hegseth warned that Friday would be the most intense day of strikes on Iran to date. He described Iran’s new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the “so-called not-so-supreme leader” who is “wounded and likely disfigured.”
