Hegseth Axes Women’s Services Panel; ‘Warrior Ethos’ Push and Quantico Summit | CNN2.0

📣 Hegseth is ordering hundreds of senior officers to Virginia to outline a Department of War vision and “warrior ethos,” with insiders likening the gathering to a “Generals’ Squid Games” featuring new fitness/grooming standards and career warnings
🛑 The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS), which has advised the Pentagon for decades, is being shut down; Pentagon spokesperson said it advanced a “divisive feminist agenda” that hurt readiness, while Hegseth touts sex‑neutral standards
🧰 Past DACOWITS recommendations included properly fitting body armor, appropriate health care, and policies like family planning and parental leave that affect all service members, not only women, supporters note
🎖️ Retired Marine Capt. Angie Morgan calls DACOWITS an independent, fact‑based advisory body and warns its elimination—and the purging of women from senior ranks—will damage readiness, morale, and mentorship pipelines for future recruits
🔁 Clips show Hegseth’s earlier opposition to women in combat roles versus his confirmation‑hearing support for women’s service; critics say actions, not words, signal policy direction as the Quantico “pep rally” aims to “whip” leaders into shape
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