Hegseth’s main credential for the top Pentagon job is that he served in Iraq and Afghanistan. His push to remove women from combat positions is not only deeply insulting to active-duty women and veterans who have fought and died for our country, but it would harm everyone who serves in the U.S. armed forces.

Senator Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran who lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down, has openly criticized President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth.