The Department of Defense, like every U.S. government agency, is looking to cut any reference to the previous administration’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives but has repeatedly tripped over itself and drawn scrutiny for what has been “incorrectly” flagged.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has made his stance well known, telling the DOD workforce in his first town hall, “I think the single dumbest phrase in military history is our diversity is our strength.”