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SecDef: "The men and women of America want to join the U.S. military led by President Donald Trump."

Name: SecDef: "The men and women of America want to join the U.S. military led by President Donald Trump."
Uploaded: 2025-04-30T16:48:52+00:00
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Description: Short transcript excerpt of a conversation between President Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth. Hegseth claims the U.S. military was demoralized and had…

30 Apr 2025 · 0 min

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Short transcript excerpt of a conversation between President Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth. Hegseth claims the U.S. military was demoralized and had recruiting problems under Joe Biden, and credits Trump’s election with a dramatic recruiting renaissance across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Trump adds that police and fire recruitment likewise improved, saying they now have waiting lists compared with poor conditions six months earlier.

Go ahead, Pete.
Well, Mr. President, I think we're controversial because we're over the target. And like so many things, Mr. President, you inherited a demoralized military that couldn't recruit, that was perceived as weak after what happened in Afghanistan and elsewhere because of Joe Biden. And what we have seen since your election and the inauguration was, has been nothing short of a recruiting renaissance. Decades. It hasn't been decades since we've seen this kind of recruiting in the army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force. The men and women of America want to join the United States military, led by President Donald Trump.
And the police, by the way. And fire. I always mention the fire, but the police and fire. But the police and fire likewise are. I mean, they have waiting lists now and six months ago was a disaster.
Truly historic. We can barely absorb the volume. And retention as well. Men and women in the military who, who don't want to get out now that they have a real commander in chief. We're reinforcing standards. We're going to be fit, not fat, in our formations. We welcome back all the COVID the folks who were forced out because of the COVID mandate. We've ripped Wokeness out of the military, served DEI trans. And it's Fort Benning and Fort Bragg again at the dod.