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Pete Hegseth sends heads rolling after noticing his no-beard policy is going unenforced
Hegseth’s Beard War Is About Obedience, Not DisciplineThe Real StoryPete Hegseth is not “tightening standards” in any neutral sense. According to CNN, he noticed too many beard-waiver exemptions on a naval ship, then higher-ups rushed meetings telling subordinates he was monitoring compliance and expecting faster execution of his directives. The source also says he is pushing changes to equal employment policy and waiver rules that could hit Black service members especially hard, while his department is already tied up in renewed hostilities with Iran and the bill for that war keeps…
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