五角大楼负责人皮特·赫格塞思周三宣布，该部门裁撤了20%的美国海军上将、将军和军官，这些军官似乎不认同——或不适合——他的管理方式。“说白了就是：不要胖子，不要跨性别者，不要胡子男，不要怪人，不要窝囊废，不要激进分子。只有战士——只有强硬、随时准备投入行动、忠于使命的军人，”他说。
The head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, on Wednesday announced that his department had cut 20 percent of US admirals, generals and officers who did not appear to agree with – or fit into – his way of running things. "Simple translation of that: no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals.
赫格塞思暗示，被裁撤的是那些未能支持他管理五角大楼的方式的军官。© ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP 国防部长皮特·赫格塞思周三宣布，美国将将军和海军上将的人数削减了20%；他称此举旨在实现“问责”。赫格塞思暗示，被裁撤的是那些未能支持其相关努力的军官，即他试图确保军队专注于作战，而不是延续前几届政府的“觉醒”政策。他将此次裁员称为一项“成就”。
Just warriors – just tough, ready, committed troops," he said. Hegseth suggested the cuts targeted officers who failed to get on board with his approach to running the Pentagon. © ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the United States has slashed the number of its generals and admirals by 20 percent, in a move he said is aimed at "accountability." Hegseth suggested the cuts targeted officers who failed to get on board with his efforts to ensure the military is focused on war-fighting rather than the "woke" policies of previous administrations, describing the reductions as an "accomplishment". "The number-crunchers say we fired 10 percent of the generals and admirals across the force," Hegseth told troops at the Quantico military base, saying: "We've also reduced the overall number of general officer slots by an additional 10 percent."
“统计数据显示，我们已经解雇了全军10%的将军和海军上将，”赫格塞思在_quantico_军事基地对军人说，“我们还将高级军官岗位总数进一步削减了10%。”“所以没错，各层级总体削减了20%，”他说。“媒体称之为大清洗。我称之为问责，而且早该问责了。”
"So yes, 20 percent reduction across the board," he said. "The media calls that a purge. I call it accountability, and long overdue."