SecWar History
After Washington was sworn is as the first President of the US, this man was officially appointed the first Secretary of War in 1789
In the second minute of SecWar Hegseth's Speech to the Generals on 30 Sep 2025, he says "From this moment forward, the only mission of the newly restored Department of War is" this.
What is Warfighting.
Secretary Hegseth mentions two measures at 21:15 to check standards, which are "these" tests
What are the "1990s test" and the "E-6 (and O-3)" test.
In the "Reduction of Mandatory Training Requirements to Restore Mission Focus" Directive, Secretary Hegseth directs the relaxation of frequency for Cybersecurity and CUI training, elimination of mandatory frequency for Combating Trafficking in Persons training, and the removal of THIS training from the Common Military Training List.
What is Privacy Act Training.
What are encourage workforce rewards and demystify the removal process (for underperforming civilians).
Until 2025, this was the last person to serve as Secretary of War, relinquishing the post after only 61 days (as a result of the National Security Act of 1947, which also gave us the greatest Air Force on the planet!).
Who is Kenneth Royall.
At 14:30 seconds, SecWar Hegseth mentions Department of War Directives. How many directives are there?
What is 10 DoW Directives.
At 28:40, the secretary mentions that promotions will be based solely on this.
What is merit.
In the "Implementation of Military Equal Opportunity and Equal Employment Opportunity Reform Plan", MEO and EEO complaints are directed to reform, to include this many days for complaints to be promptly addressed and dismissed if lacking actionable, credible evidence
What is 30 days.
The SecWar Directive "IG Oversight and Reform" cites five actions that the IG of the DoW will implement. Under "Transparency and Predictability", the directive requires updates on the status of investigations to be provided to the subject, commander, and complainant, at THIS number of days of frequency.
What is 14 days.
This was the last official War the US fought in as a Department of War
What is World War II.
At 16:10, Secretary Hegseth says it's completely unacceptable to see "this" in the halls of the Pentagon.
What is fat Generals and Admirals.
Referencing standards, Secretary Hegesth said "the tougher and the higher the standards in our units, the higher the" THIS
What is "the higher the retention rates in those units".
Per the "Military Fitness Standards" directive, all military members will execute two fitness tests annually. For the Air Force, one of the two fitness test must include these components
The "Policy Memorandum Revision" directive references recission of paragraphs 2 and 4 of the SecDef Memorandum on THIS topic.
What are Special Selection Review Boards.
Henry Stimson served as Secretary of War during WWI and WWII serving both Republican and Democratic Presidents. What secret government project did he oversee?
What is the Manhattan Project.
At 16:40, Secretary Hegseth mentions these requirements that every military member must complete twice a year.
What are a PT test and Height and Weight requirements.
Speaking on changes in Training, the Secretary mentions that Basic Training is being modified to what it should be, which is these three adjectives.
What are "Scary, tough, and disciplined"
The DoW's "Military Education and Training Standards" directive states that secretaries of the military departments will review all training school standards, and report any changes to program standards since this year, and make recommendations on whether to restore any standards that have been lowered since that time.
What is 1990.
The "Adverse Information Policy" directive revises the department's adverse information policy to strengthen fairness, safeguard due process, and streamline promotion-related decision making. As part of these revisions, the SecWar is reinforcing a limit of this many years for consideration of outdated adverse material.
What is 10 years.
Peter Hegseth changed his duty title from Secretary of Defense to Secretary of War on this date
What is 5 Sep 2025.
At 17:50, the SecWar says "If you want a beard..."
What is "you can join special forces"
After discussing why the department was changing its name to "Department of War" Secretary Hegseth references the First Gulf War as an example of a war we won while the DoD, citing these three components for the reasons we won that war.
What are "limited mission, overwhelming force, and a clear end state".
In the "Review of Hazing, Bullying, and Harassment Definitions" directive", the DoW mentions that the definitions these actions are overly broad, which jeaopardizes these three things in an organization
What are combat readiness, mission accomplishment, and trust.
In the "Grooming Standards for Facial Hair Implementation" directive, only temporary profiles for medical conditions will be considered, with a limitation of approved profiles to this many months
What is 12 months.