Posted on 10/01/2025 5:27:41 AM PDT by MtnClimber
At Quantico, Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump delivered a blunt message to America’s generals: the age of political correctness is over, and uncompromising readiness is now the standard.
When Secretary Pete Hegseth strode to the podium at Quantico and declared, “Welcome to the War Department,” he did more than rename an institution. He called for a reckoning.
Hegseth’s speech was direct and unsparing. “The era of politically correct, overly sensitive don’t-hurt-anyone’s-feelings leadership ends right now.” He pledged to “clear out the debris, remove distractions, [and] clear the way for leaders to be leaders… You might say, we’re ending the war on warriors.” He ordered that “each service will ensure that every requirement for every combat MOS for every designated combat arms position returns to the highest male standard only.” He invoked a new rule “for commanders”: “Do unto your unit as you would have done unto your own child’s unit.”
President Donald Trump then completed the message with a vow to rebuild America’s military might. He promised to make the armed forces “stronger, tougher, faster, fiercer and more powerful than it has ever been before,” adding, “I support you, and as president, I have your backs 100%.” Yet he also issued a stark warning: “If I don’t like somebody, I’m going to fire them right on the spot.”
The words were bold, even historic. But the challenge is clear: rhetoric must be matched by disciplined reform.
Readiness Must Follow Rhetoric
The “warrior ethos” cannot rest on slogans or speeches alone. Standards must be tied to measurable outcomes: deployable brigades, validated joint certifications, combat-credible training cycles. “Clearing debris” must mean doctrine and discipline, not theater.
Meritocracy, Not Ideology
Trump’s solidarity line -- “I have your backs 100%” -- is important for morale. However, his threat to fire generals risks undermining professionalism.
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No more furries.
Department of War ALERT! Thanks to every past, present and future warrior.
WTF?
The generals at risk of being fired are the generals who undermine professionalism.
I highly recommend finding Hegseth’s speech and watching the whole thing through. His delivery was articulate, pointed and charismatic. Called out everything... No more of that $hit.
Basic Training goes back to the Beetle Bailey days.
Focus on war fighting and winning rather than political debris.
If you don’t want to lead in that direction, we thank you for your service, you’re invited to resign.
Does this mean the Queer dog masks and leather BDSM “ pup culture” are no longer a vital part of military culture
“Dudes in dresses...we’re done with that crap”
Does anyone agree with that?
NOPE. I wondered what people would think about that.
This is what WE voted for.
This is what WE voted for.
This is what WE voted for.
I think that there were others who voted differently.
Good or Bad life moves on. Enjoy as best you can.
I agree. When I watched I developed what we a few years ago called a "man crush". LOL It was 100% right, 100% charismatic, and 100% the kind of leadership not only our military needs, but men in general need.
Pete finally came out of his shell and lived up and exceeded expectations....good to see.
I was extremely impressed with Pete Hegseth’s speech yesterday. It hit all the problems that the Obama and Biden administrations had foisted on our military. Ever since my son was in ROTC, I couldn’t understand why there was one set of standards for men and a watered down standard for women. Unless you are in a military family you have no idea what the military life entails.
I was talking to my daughter about the speech and only got as far as the overweight generals being told to shape up or ship out when her TDS took over. She blasted Trump for eliminating soldiers that had devoted their lives to the military. Feelings over facts. She felt they were ignoring the knowledge they possessed and focused on their weight. My father-in-law, an ex Air Force gunner during WWII, was at the same weight at 86 when he passed as when he was in the Air Force. A general in his 60’s should be able to state the same. The military is no place to maintain soldiers that are not up to the task, in mind and body.
Nope.
Watched the entire speech, awesome! Especially loved Hegseth calling the generals and troops as, “FAT!”
Yes I agree. As someone stated above “The generals at risk of being fired are the generals who undermine professionalism.” If you have ever been a boss that required your staff to be professional and those that were not professional were not doing their job. Therefore: fired.
Meritocracy, Not Ideology
Trump’s solidarity line -- “I have your backs 100%” -- is important for morale. However, his threat to fire generals risks undermining professionalism. Promotions, reliefs, and assignments must rest on performance in warfighting environments, not political litmus tests.
I did not like this one part. The two things, IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE OF CONSERVATISM AND LEFTISM (AS EMBODIED IN DEI) are NOT mutually exclusive.
I did not appreciate that statement at all. If the litmus test is support for DEI, that means prima facie that you do NOT support competency.
In an otherwise good article, this is a blemish in my opinion.
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