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She earned it, they took it away: Navy’s first female SEAL command leader sidelined under Hegseth

Everything was ready for a Navy officer to take command of a new unit — a role that would have marked the height of her two-decade career and made her the first woman to lead a Naval Special Warfare ...
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Pete Hegseth flattened as 'weak' by Navy SEALs after woman's command suddenly yanked

The first woman nominated to lead the Naval Special Warfare command overseeing Navy SEALs had her promotion abruptly canceled — and military sources blame Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's hostility to ...
New Republic

How Pete Hegseth Is Forcing Women Out of the Military

Women are already getting squeezed out of Pete Hegseth’s military. A female Navy captain was set to become the first woman to oversee Navy SEALs in a Naval Special Warfare command in July—until her ...
The Atlantic

Yes, Women Are Ready to Be Navy SEALs — Just Ask the Internet

After deciding women can serve in combat only six months ago, the Pentagon will announce on Tuesday that women can start training in special operations roles — as Army Rangers in 2015, and as Navy ...
Forbes

Women In The U.S. Military Face A New Backlash After Hard-Won Progress

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sophia A. Nelson covers EIQ, Culture, DEI, Politics, & Lifestyle. For more than seven decades—beginning with the landmark 1948 act ...
The New York Times

In Battle for House, Democrats Are Calling Up Military Recruits

Aware of its deeply unpopular national brand, the Democratic Party is turning to an unusually large crop of veterans to help it retake the House next year. By Shane Goldmacher Reporting from New York ...