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"Hegseth’s culture war fixation disrupting Army progress, sources say

In submitting his resignation, a source familiar said Driscoll brought up 'concerns with the administration surrounding Army transformation and readiness and Hegseth’s blocking those efforts specifically by firing the generals who were responsible.'

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Multiple sources agreed with the concerns Driscoll raised: that Hegseth is damaging the Army’s efforts to modernize and adapt to the 21st century battlefield environment – where drone warfare is becoming increasingly important – by firing or pushing out leaders who were spearheading those efforts.

'It’s critical that you have key leaders that understand technology and have the temperament to deal with industry and turn that into the formation,' a former senior Army official said. 'When you fire these guys for arbitrary reasons, it creates confusion and a void … the Army is enduring turbulence right now.'

Senior US military officials have privately acknowledged they have come under what could be characterized as political pressure during Hegseth’s tenure ­— particularly when he has prioritized culture war issues — and voiced concerns about the secretary’s recent efforts to fire or push out uniformed and civilian leaders.

A defense official in Europe told CNN that even though Hegseth has spoken about technology reform and even previously released guidance on unmanned systems, in practice they see a secretary and Pentagon leadership more focused on cultural issues than modernization."

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/02/politics/hegseths-army-leadership-void-culture-war