A top priority for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a renewed focus on the U.S. military’s warfighting capabilities and warrior ethos.
Since taking the leadership role at the Pentagon, Hegeth has paired this focus with the rollback or elimination of extraneous and unnecessary ideals and programs that detract from the core missions of the Department of Defense.
That includes the recent cancellation of the U.S. Army’s Command Assessment Program (CAP).
The Biden-era program factored in potential social biases and psychological evaluations over merit and performance in the consideration of candidates for command positions, according to Fox News.
The secretary declared “Good riddance” to the news that the generally unpopular feelings-over-facts program had been ended.
First rolled out across the Army in 2020 and more broadly implemented thereafter, CAP was intended to reduce “conscious and subconscious biases” and utilize “peer assessments and behavioral analysis” when selecting candidates for promotion to command positions.
The program was finally made official in January 2025 by former Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, an appointee of former President Joe Biden.
It was pushed through just days before President Donald Trump took office.
After Trump took office, Wormuth was swiftly replaced by current Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
In August,