MotherJones.com: Why Is Pete Hegseth Purging Women From Command? Doug Wilson Is Why. “He preaches holy war, iron discipline, and male dominance. And one of his disciples runs the Pentagon.”

Prominent Oustings and Blocked PromotionsAdmiral Lisa Franchetti: Former Chief of Naval Operations and the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military.Admiral Linda Fagan: Former Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.Vice Admiral Yvette Davids: First female superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy.Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield: Former U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee.Lieutenant General Jennifer Short: Former senior military assistant to the secretary of defense.Promotion List Interventions: Defense Secretary Hegseth stripped multiple female and minority officers from promotion lists to one-star and higher general