Trump names Pete hegseth as defense secretary

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Princeton, hmmmm. Well, at least it wasn't Harvard.
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DEI is out the window.

The Joint Chiefs will be warriors not politicians.

Combat standards won't be lowered to accommodate women.

Meritocracy will rule.

It's all in his book The War on Warriors - Behind the betrayal of the men who keep us free

There are lots of people in the Pentagon ****ting in their pants rights now.
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OKCAG02 said:

45-70Ag said:

Aggieland Proud said:

Serious question as I don't know. Does he have power to fire the generals or where does he power actually lie?





As a 22 year veteran and current active duty member, I don't know how I feel about this. Accountability is important but really don't like the idea of Generals making risk averse decisions in fear of being fired.


There is a difference in being risk averse in combat and risk averse in order to keep your woke social "credit score" high.
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one safe place said:

Princeton, hmmmm. Well, at least it wasn't Harvard.

It was both
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LegalDrugPusher said:

TAMC11 said:

Yea I feel this one is a little out of left field.

A home run in Leftfield equals just as much as right field or centerfield


EOT mic drop
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All the right pigs are squealing. Somebody once said elections have consequences.
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He he he he



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K2-HMFIC said:

Teslag said:

K2-HMFIC said:

suburban cowboy said:

Logos Stick said:

Context and info on this guy?


Handsome and a ladies man but….

He actually loves America



I mean that's great and all, but can we have some more qualifications for a guy that controls the military 24/7.


21 year military officer, served in combat, infantry, double bronze star



Cool…he survived.

Chris Miller, Wilkie, Bridge Colby…all VASTLY more qualified…AND confirmable.


There's a real chance Hegseth bows out before the process even starts.


Yeah, that's not happening with this public announcement. Cry somewhere else.
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SA68AG said:

DEI is out the window.

The Joint Chiefs will be warriors not politicians.

Combat standards won't be lowered to accommodate women.

Meritocracy will rule.

There are lots of people in the Pentagon ****ting in their pants rights now.


Ok, this is the kind of context I was looking for, i.e. why we like him.
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Trump's first cabinet was stocked full of relatively experienced and capable people, the problem was that they didn't necessarily execute Trump's vision 100% and earned his ire.

It seems like Trump is stocking up on people he believes will stay loyal to him no matter what (maybe not Rubio though). The problem he might run into though, do they have the experience and the DC grease to get things done and quickly?
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I only know this guy as a right wing Fox News commentator/host. This is the only one that has me raising an eyebrow...
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IMO Sec Defense needs to be someone with significant leadership and policy experience. He doesn't have it. Might have been a better fit for the VA.
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He was on Shawn Ryan just the other day. I haven't finished it but so far so good.

Give it a listen.
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Lots of traitorous ******** in the Pentagon already plotting against Trump before he takes office. I hope this throws a big wrench into their works.
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On one hand, he is not a career military pentagon swamp monster.
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After the current SECDEF, can hopefully only go up from here.
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I think yall will be happy after you hear from this guy.
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CNN already running with the "Trump hires Fox News host as defense secretary" headline. The media is going to continue to double down on their BS rhetoric
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Tell me you don't trust anyone in the Pentagon without telling me you don't trust anyone in the Pentagon.
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I dont know anything about him, but I'm excited for the amount young people he is appointing. I like the new energy.

From getting outed, to getting shot , to getting re-elected. What a ride.
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Donald Rumsfeld
Casper weinburger (spelling)
Frank carlucci
William Taft IV
Dick Cheney
Leslie aspen
William cohen
Leon panetta
Chuck hagel
Ash Carter
Mark Esper

None of these guys had experience before becoming secretary of defense. They were all politicians or bureaucrats.

Mathis and Austin have command experience and both are clowns.
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Yep
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OKCAG02 said:



As a 22 year veteran and current active duty member, I don't know how I feel about this. Accountability is important but really don't like the idea of Generals making risk averse decisions in fear of being fired.
Looks like you have very little military history knowledge. US Generals have been fired throught the existence of the US for making bad decisions.

****, look at Lincoln and how many Generals he went through during the Civil War.
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Logos Stick said:

Context and info on this guy?
Read the press release above.

It mentions a lot of of it.
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45-70Ag said:

Donald Rumsfeld
Casper weinburger (spelling)
Frank carlucci
William Taft IV
Dick Cheney
Leslie aspen
William cohen
Leon panetta
Chuck hagel
Ash Carter
Mark Esper

None of these guys had experience before becoming secretary of defense. They were all politicians or bureaucrats.

Mathis and Austin have command experience and both are clowns.

exactly this a good hire ...looking at this list makes me sick
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BTKAG97 said:

OKCAG02 said:



As a 22 year veteran and current active duty member, I don't know how I feel about this. Accountability is important but really don't like the idea of Generals making risk averse decisions in fear of being fired.
Looks like you have very little military history knowledge. US Generals have been fired throught the existence of the US for making bad decisions.
George Washington wasn't fired, but one of his first commands was a massacre.

They say it apparently affected him the rest of his life.
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4 said:

For those of you unfamiliar with military medals, the bronze star is awarded for heroism in a combat zone.

Pete has 2 of them.


Not so fast my friend. This is not a post to disqualify Pete, I love the pick, but I had a first sergeant get a bronze star for never leaving the wire but once on a convoy he fell asleep during. Lots of first sergeants and CO's were getting bronze stars simply for existing when our OIF II deployment was ending while the Joe's got ARCOMS for doing all the work.
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SA68AG said:

DEI is out the window.

The Joint Chiefs will be warriors not politicians.

Combat standards won't be lowered to accommodate women.

Meritocracy will rule.

It's all in his book The War on Warriors - Behind the betrayal of the men who keep us free

There are lots of people in the Pentagon ****ting in their pants rights now.
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Experience = swamp. Trump got burned by that game in his first term. New game now
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MsDoubleD81 said:

K2-HMFIC said:

suburban cowboy said:

Logos Stick said:

Context and info on this guy?


Handsome and a ladies man but….

He actually loves America



I mean that's great and all, but can we have some more qualifications for a guy that controls the military 24/7.


Who would you pick?

But,does he love cats?
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OKCAG02 said:

45-70Ag said:

Aggieland Proud said:

Serious question as I don't know. Does he have power to fire the generals or where does he power actually lie?





As a 22 year veteran and current active duty member, I don't know how I feel about this. Accountability is important but really don't like the idea of Generals making risk averse decisions in fear of being fired.
He's getting rid of wokies not normies.
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No it's not.
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45-70Ag said:

Donald Rumsfeld
Casper weinburger (spelling)
Frank carlucci
William Taft IV
Dick Cheney
Leslie aspen
William cohen
Leon panetta
Chuck hagel
Ash Carter
Mark Esper

None of these guys had experience before becoming secretary of defense. They were all politicians or bureaucrats.

Mathis and Austin have command experience and both are clowns.

I've never worn the uniform...

But what I've heard from those that have is that from Lt Colonel (or other branch equivalent) officers are increasingly politicians as they are command tacticians and leaders. By the time they've got Stars on their collars or shoulder boards they're full fledge politicians.

If a civilian can be Sec Def so can a Major.
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Darth Randy said:

4 said:

For those of you unfamiliar with military medals, the bronze star is awarded for heroism in a combat zone.

Pete has 2 of them.


Not so fast my friend. This is not a post to disqualify Pete, I love the pick, but I had a first sergeant get a bronze star for never leaving the wire but once on a convoy he fell asleep during. Lots of first sergeants and CO's were getting bronze stars simply for existing when our OIF II deployment was ending while the Joe's got ARCOMS for doing all the work.
So, what did you get your Bronze Star for?
 
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