Posted on 09/30/2025 10:28:02 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth offered the top military leaders of our nation a choice: Accept the anti-DEI, pro-America reforms or resign from the Armed Forces.
At a historic meeting bringing together hundreds of military officers and officials, Hegseth minced no words, making it clear that there will be no more woke propaganda and rigged standards, but everyone in the U.S. military, from the generals and admirals on down and regardless of sex, will have to meet rigorous standards. “So whether you're an Airborne Ranger or a chairborne Ranger, a brand new private or a four-star general, you need to meet the height and weight standards and pass your PT test,” Hegseth laid out.
While expressing his gratitude for the service that is such a “sacrifice to yourselves and to your families,” Hegseth warned, “If the words I'm speaking today are making your heart sink, then you should do the honorable thing and resign.”
The Secretary of War is optimistic (perhaps overly optimistic) about convincing even the many wokified top brass to accept reforms, however. “I suspect — I know the overwhelming majority of you feel the opposite; these words make your hearts full,” Hegseth said. “You love the War Department because you love what you do, the profession of arms. You are hereby liberated to be an apolitical, hard-charging, no-nonsense, constitutional leader that you joined the military to be. We need you locked in on the M, not the D, the E, or the I, not the DEI or the D, I, E of ‘dime’.” M, of course, is for military.
Hegseth warned the military leaders, “No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses, no more climate change worship, no more division, distraction, or gender...”
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Yep. Exactly.
Yep. Exactly.
He was warning them. That wasn’t a pep talk.
There were at least three large scrolling teleprompters, black background with white font: one on each sidewall and one hanging on the balcony.
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Thanks for clearing that up. That performance was so amazing it had me really nonplused because I have never seen an extemporaneous presentation that good.
I love it. Well done!
It was one of those occasions where if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
This should explain everything that Pete Hegseth was talking about:
We Were Soldiers - Fix Bayonets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5F9eGdStm8
The bird my late husband flew in Nam is in the link below.
Broken Arrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k487rUfjbjA
Back From Battle
My friend, Joe Galloway, is in the link below. We grew up in South Texas in a small town mentioned in the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHzJfk5FmaU
Opening Scene - Saving Private Ryan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XijMMhs55oc
I expect those crowd shots will be analysed to see what facial expressions shifted at certain times.
However, I expect high ranking officers to have a pretty good poker face.
Still, harder to fake enthusiasm...
Many people learned to do it in the Soviet Union under Stalin.
WELL... one of the second!! Marco RUBIO is perfect... and so is Ambassador Huckabee, and then Tulsi Gabbard...and............etc.....etc.
LOVE THIS CABINET!!!!!!!
They were treated like men today, and they will, indeed, be analysed, as you say, to see if they take it like men.
They were treated like men today, and they will, indeed, be analysed, as you say, to see if they take it like men: analysed not merely for their facial reaction but also for their ongoing conduct.
It was one of those occasions where if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
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So true, but moving around naturally on stage is such an effective way of maintaining audience attention. It beats being glued to the podium any day.
Yes with the crimes they commit the sooner they are out of business the safer things will be.
This new policy of trimming the fat is easy to implement. Most of the problematic soldiers are fat ones. In DC and in the top echeolons of military, the older or if you are female you are pron to gain weight. Goes for the Trans holdovers as well. Now that they must pass the eye test, Trump can get rid of all the policy holdovers who are trying to hold the line on Marxist BS.
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