Army veteran Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs in war, calls out Pete Hegseth's views on women in combat: 'Unqualified for...'
Published On : 2024-11-25T08:06:17+0530 [ IST ] |
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Tammy Duckworth and Pete Hegseth (Picture credit: Agencies)US Senator and army veteranTammy Duckworth has criticised Pete Hegseth for his views on women serving in combat roles.
Duckworth a Democrat from Illinois who lost both legs in a helicopter crash in Iraq on Sunday argued that Hegseth was unqualified for the position due to his stance
"Mr. Hegseth is not qualified for the position because he doesn't understand that women are vitally important to an effective military," Duckworth said.
She stressed the crucial role of women in the military especially amid current recruitment challenges.
"With the recruiting challenges we have right now if we were to pull all those women out and say you can't go into combat we would face a severe personnel crisis in the military," she said.
Duckworth also criticised Hegseth's lower rank during his service saying he was a pretty low-ranking guy in the military and he never had a command position... He was a platoon leader, I think once or twice but he never even commanded a company.
Duckworth retired as lieutenant colonel after becoming one of the first women to fly combat missions during the Iraq War. On the other hand Hegseth retired as a major.
Hegseth previously said that women in combat roles do not benefit the military. "Everything about men and women serving together makes the situation more complicated and complication in combat means casualties are worse. I'm just saying that we should not have women in combat roles
Hegseth has faced controversies including a past sexual assault allegation which he settled in a civil case while denying any wrongdoing and claims of a supremacist tattoo
Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles
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Tammy Duckworth and Pete Hegseth (Picture credit: Agencies)US Senator and army veteranTammy Duckworth has criticised Pete Hegseth for his views on women serving in combat roles.
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