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1 posted on 10/01/2025 5:27:41 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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No more furries.


2 posted on 10/01/2025 5:27:52 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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However, his threat to fire generals risks undermining professionalism

Does anyone agree with that?
3 posted on 10/01/2025 5:32:45 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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Department of War ALERT! Thanks to every past, present and future warrior.


4 posted on 10/01/2025 5:32:58 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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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.


6 posted on 10/01/2025 5:37:17 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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“Dudes in dresses...we’re done with that crap”


8 posted on 10/01/2025 5:43:26 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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This is what WE voted for.


10 posted on 10/01/2025 5:46:31 AM PDT by MGunny ( )
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This is what WE voted for.


11 posted on 10/01/2025 5:47:29 AM PDT by MGunny ( )
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Pete finally came out of his shell and lived up and exceeded expectations....good to see.


15 posted on 10/01/2025 6:00:36 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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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.


16 posted on 10/01/2025 6:03:39 AM PDT by heylady
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Watched the entire speech, awesome! Especially loved Hegseth calling the generals and troops as, “FAT!”


18 posted on 10/01/2025 6:11:24 AM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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Either you’re on board with the administration policies or you’re not. If not, there’s the door. Every other argument is just smoke.


22 posted on 10/01/2025 6:17:32 AM PDT by The Louiswu (USA FIRST...USA FOREVER)
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Now he needs to remove the Ranger tabs from those that didn’t earn it and make them go back through the program with the original standards adhered to.


25 posted on 10/01/2025 6:36:19 AM PDT by ChuckHam
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I’d have loved to have been a fly on the wall to listen to the various generals discuss this after the meeting.


28 posted on 10/01/2025 7:29:52 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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They were speaking to room full of the politically correct as Obama molded them. Remember he eliminated hundreds who did not conform to his vision.


31 posted on 10/01/2025 7:59:59 AM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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Trump is a builder.

Step one is demolition.

Hegseth understands that.

A military should always have a sense of urgency.

There should not be “comfort zones” of unaccountability.

Hegseth thinks the fat guys appear too comfortable.

Fat boys shouldn’t make it any farther than sergeant if that.

We got too many generals with a Sgt. Schultz body type.


32 posted on 10/01/2025 8:05:30 AM PDT by Biblebelter
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I look at the ribbon racks of the two and three stars and even a few zebra sleeve NCOs and see no combat related ribbons but lots of "meritorious service" stuff.

Keep the warriors dump the REMF desk commandos.

33 posted on 10/01/2025 8:18:33 AM PDT by pfflier
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“If I don’t like somebody, I’m going to fire them right on the spot.”

Please, NOT General Buck Turgidson! I couldn't bear it if General Turgidson is fired!

35 posted on 10/01/2025 8:49:49 AM PDT by PJ-Comix (Yes, I am the Toxic Troll Terminator)
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