Advocates warn that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning a crackdown on whistleblowers and victims of misconduct, pushing policies they say will end critical protections, silence dissent and embolden abusers.

Hegseth ordered a group of admirals and generals to fly to Quantico from their international duty stations on Tuesday where he spoke of promises to upend channels for troops to anonymously report misconduct in their commands.

He called out the inspector general — one of the military’s primary oversight and investigative bodies — which he said has been “weaponized” by “complainers, ideologues and poor performers.”

He also took aim at the military’s equal opportunity policies, which were put in place to address discrimination and harassment in the ranks.

“No more frivolous com

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