Summarized by the Alliance for Fort Gordon
Published October 31, 2025
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today announced a series of 10 new directives aimed at strengthening the War Department’s people and culture during an in-person speech in Quantico, Virginia, to the U.S. military’s most senior leaders.
The wide-ranging, 45-minute speech before nearly every O-7 and above nonstaff military officer and senior enlisted leader from the joint force covered multiple topics, including the implementation of military equal opportunity and equal employment opportunity reform; changes to grooming and fitness standards; a review of hazing, bullying and harassment definitions; a reduction in mandatory training requirements, and others.