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Hegseth Halts Women’s Advisory Panel, Orders 1990s Standards Review as Pushback Grows

Women now account for roughly one‑fifth of the force during a broader recruiting shortfall.

As women have increasingly found new roles in the US armed forces, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is talking about rolling things back to the 1990s.
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Overview

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has shut down the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, a panel dating to the 1950s.
  • He directed officials to review any standards changed since the 1990s, invoking a “1990s test” that requires explanations for each change.
  • Pentagon communications accused the committee of advancing a “divisive feminist agenda” and said the department is moving to uniform, sex‑neutral standards.
  • A retired combat veteran leading IAVA warned on CNN of ripple effects on recruiting, retention and veteran mental health as service members voice concern.
  • A Business Insider report cites women who say the shutdown and earlier disbanding of mentorship programs influenced decisions to leave, while a Federalist op‑ed praised the shift and urged further limits on women’s roles.