Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “my way or the highway” message to hundreds of generals and admirals at a summit in Virginia last week has sparked fears that some top leaders may choose to bow out of the U.S. military entirely. I believe that was the general idea.
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2 posted on
10/07/2025 11:58:45 AM PDT by
Williams
(Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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"His speech directly attacked the values of many of the senior officers and enlisted members in the audience"Especially the values of the traitors to the United States of America!
3 posted on
10/07/2025 11:59:57 AM PDT by
Carl Vehse
(Make Austin Texas Again!)
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Were those 0bama’s or Biden’s generals?
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“Less restrictive rules of engagement” …….. FINALLY!!!!!
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“Fears”?
“Hopes”, on my part, if they are upset about Hegseth’s speech.
6 posted on
10/07/2025 12:01:28 PM PDT by
Paul R.
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What really ticked off the brass was Pete's new dictum: no stretch waist bands!
7 posted on
10/07/2025 12:01:50 PM PDT by
Governor Dinwiddie
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8 posted on
10/07/2025 12:03:01 PM PDT by
ansel12
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
“I believe that was the general idea.”
Almost certainly!
10 posted on
10/07/2025 12:03:16 PM PDT by
Anti-Bubba182
("Either we fight back or they will kill us" Elon Musk)
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Disgust? At their own slovenly statures? Bow away......
11 posted on
10/07/2025 12:04:26 PM PDT by
rktman
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
“my way or the highway”
Im pretty certain he is within the rules of the UCMJ whereas many of their behaviors have not been
The Hill will never get that
12 posted on
10/07/2025 12:05:05 PM PDT by
stanne
(Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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“His speech directly attacked the values of many of the senior officers and enlisted members in the audience, and I would expect many of them to demonstrate their disgust by retiring,” Don Christensen, a retired Air Force colonel and former military lawyer who watched the speech, said of Hegseth.”
Perhaps Mr. Christensen is gay and engaging in wishful thinking.
Don’t ask, Don’t tell was the right and proper policy.
13 posted on
10/07/2025 12:07:10 PM PDT by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
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An Air Force colonel lawyer is quoted as an expert?
This brings back the Dan Rather days when Rather and Mapes used an ignorant lieutenant clerk and an Army colonel who knew absolutely nothing of the Texas Air Guard as their two go-to experts on Bush’s service.
14 posted on
10/07/2025 12:07:34 PM PDT by
oldbill
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A complete purge would have been better.
15 posted on
10/07/2025 12:09:08 PM PDT by
central_va
( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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I hope so...................
16 posted on
10/07/2025 12:10:40 PM PDT by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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“His speech directly attacked the values of many of the senior officers and enlisted members in the audience, and I would expect many of them to demonstrate their disgust by retiring,”
Officers have one value, that is to support and defend the Constitution. They demonstrated other values to Obama and Biden.
If there is room at the top, that sounds fine to me.
17 posted on
10/07/2025 12:12:20 PM PDT by
Retain Mike
( Sat Cong)
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Yes, it was kind of the whole point, wasn't it. Being troubled by woke liberals leaving our military is a concept I cannot fathom.
18 posted on
10/07/2025 12:13:03 PM PDT by
so_real
( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
To: E. Pluribus Unum
… some top leaders may choose to bow out of the U.S. military entirely. Yes, that’s the plan.
19 posted on
10/07/2025 12:16:21 PM PDT by
HIDEK6
(God bless Donald Trump)
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Am I the only one at least a little concerned that some may be leaving because they see a significant chance of a war with China, and they don’t want to be the Generals/Admirals in charge when that happens? Hegseth is making good changes, but reversing decades of Political Correctness will take time, and China may well see a window of opportunity closing, not getting wider.
20 posted on
10/07/2025 12:22:36 PM PDT by
Pilsner
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They sure do get their panties all bunched up, don’t they?
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As there is already a desire in the administration to reduce the excessive population in the higher military grades, this would seem to be the point.
24 posted on
10/07/2025 12:29:38 PM PDT by
jimfree
(My 22 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than Joe Biden.)
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