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Washington will take the vote. Pete Hegseth is blocking some of the Navy's most qualified women from the top ranks, so for the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty woman is on track to make admiral. In the middle of a war, his priority is testosterone testing. And Congress just tried to cut the disability benefits earned by veterans with conditions like tinnitus and sleep apnea. Marine Corps veteran Maura Sullivan and Navy veteran Rebecca Bennett take it all on, and the throughline is simple: a country cannot demand this much sacrifice and treat what it owes in return as optional. Then they make the case for something better: rebuilding a culture of service, in and out of uniform, that could actually bring this country back together. Full episode here: Washington Keeps Breaking Its Promises to the People Who Serve: Meidas Defense Subscribe to Hell Cats wherever you get your podcasts, and be sure to subscribe to MeidasTouch and VALOR Media Network so you don't miss future episodes. Subscribe to Hell Cats: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hell-cats/id6785644554 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033GYTxccMVR12egH9WCMm Follow Hell Cats Maura Sullivan: https://substack.com/@mauracsullivan Rebecca Bennett: https://substack.com/@rebeccabennett7 Follow VALOR Media Network YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC28pQS7vRVO2X0tnFxzkgCQ Substack: substack.com/@valormedianetwork Instagram: instagram.com/valormedianetwork Threads: threads.net/@valormedianetwork Hell Cats is a production of Public Square Media in partnership with VALOR Media Network. Executive Producer: Kristofer Goldsmith Producer: Lauren Hust Brought to you by Meidas Defense. Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch