I know many teachers with this rank and many with higher ranks in the national guard. None of them are qualified to hold the position thes fox news parrot is being gifted.
Go USA....
Pete Hegserh as Defense Secretary
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the knots you tie yourself in is incredible
Some very reasonable basic skill sets and experiences here. What I find amusing is the MAGA types cannot proactively outline what a good set of experience or qualities are, generally just reactive "yeah, he is okay because...." and tailer the answer to the person nominated. We saw that in the thread about "what leadership qualities for President". The lack of actual exp is gonna be a problem if he ends up with the job.
How so?
People are criticizing the fact that he's not a general or admiral but throughout history we have had several Sec Defs without military experience.
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An antivax secdef is crazy. Nothing has killed more soldiers in the history of human civilization than disease.
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Also, the US military maintains some of the world’s most important vaccine programs. Researching diseases that big pharma won’t because those illnesses aren’t profitable enough (but US soldiers frequently encounter because of where they’re deployed)...
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Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences - Wikipedia
If he dyed it blue how much support could he pick up from the left?
You were all about requiring the Covid vax to make sure there was military readiness. Of course it turned out it didn't really accomplish that because the Covid vax didn't prevent infection or spread, and there's also a much higher risk of myocarditis in military age men.Adam Serwer (@adamserwer.bsky.social)
An antivax secdef is crazy. Nothing has killed more soldiers in the history of human civilization than disease.
Mark Russell (@markrussell.bsky.social)
Also, the US military maintains some of the world’s most important vaccine programs. Researching diseases that big pharma won’t because those illnesses aren’t profitable enough (but US soldiers frequently encounter because of where they’re deployed)...
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences - Wikipedia
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Being anti-covid-vax doesn't mean anti-vax. You will always double down though. It's your best talent. Vegas would love you.
Austin goes off for some medical issue and doesn't let anyone know, that's dereliction of duty.
Learned is not in the magat dictionary. Not that any of them knows how to use a dictionary.
Winston Churchill was a war correspondent during the Boer War and wrote books about his experience. He was born to wealth. (his full name/title was Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill.)
You know he wasn’t successful in his first stint as First Lord of the Admiralty, right?
He did a bad job.
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Many of us said pre-election that the “classic” GOP folks won’t be the ones chosen for these offices. Trump learned his lesson from his last term when he was rebuked by his AG, his Sec of State and on and on. Plus if you were one of those folks would you want to be anywhere near Trump’s chaos and bullshit?
The only requirements I can see are: 1) complete devotion to Trump and 2) look the part. Competency is a nice to have.
How do you feel about his unit considering him a radical white supremacist?
He may be the greatest Secretary of Defense ever, but he doesn’t have what would be considered a strong resume for the position. I hope he is great.
Actually, the legend that is Winston Churchill can be attributed largely to the fact that he was the writer of his own history. I personally think his performance was subpar throughout his career, but since it was a political position for the most part, he had his hands tied the first time around.
I am more of a believer in Pete than I am in Mr. Churchill's legend.
And that he was the key person in Britain withstanding the Nazis and winning the war. There is that of course. At least we have you to tell us subpar WINSTON CHURCHILL is in your esteemed opinion.
Trump should absolutely not going with leaders that are blessed by the DC establishment. Whether this guy is the right person or not is yet to be seen but it does seem strange. I bet he will put an end to trans and woke crap in the military. If that is all he does it is an improvement
I think it is fantastic, he is a champion for veterans, He has combat experience and he has leadership experience.
Nearly three in 10 defense secretaries never served in the nation’s Armed Forces
It wasn't the left making the claim about him. Per his interview it was his unit, base on hit tattoo and you would have to assume what he said and how he acted.
You missed this question How do you feel about his unit considering him a radical white supremacist?
Sure. This is a list from 1960 on. A total of 6 Sec Defs did NOT serve in the military.
More than one in four defense secretaries, however, never served in the Armed Forces, or six of 21 (29 percent).
Four of these six men without military service were appointed by Republican presidents: Charles Wilson (Eisenhower), Neil McElroy (Eisenhower), James Schlesinger (Nixon), and Dick Cheney (George H.W. Bush).
Harold Brown (appointed by Carter) and William Cohen (Clinton) also never served. (Brown had been a consultant to the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board from 1956-1957, a member of the Board from 1958 to 1961, and Secretary of the Air Force from 1965 to 1969).
How Many U.S. Secretaries of Defense Have Served in the Military? - Smart Politics
Nearly three in 10 defense secretaries never served in the nation's Armed Forces
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Putin has to be quadrupley excited that Trump will put racists in charge of the military, to further undermine America's armed forces.
I loved it when all the senior enlisted and staff officers got medals for not doing jack shit compared to the lower enlisted
By ‘took out’ you mean they fell prey to the insane, media-fueled psychosis sweeping the world?
A normal influenza outbreak on a navy ship would probably have a very similar hospitalization rate (<.07%).
COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt - Wikipedia
No; it actually shut the vessel down. You could read some news about that, if you'd wanted to.
That is not how they are being used here. They are putting words in the guys mouth that he never said nor implied.
I sure hope these folks are serious thinkers—though, honestly, that shouldn't be a high bar to clear. Trump seems to be focused on rewarding personal loyalty rather than qualifications. There’s no way to argue there aren’t hundreds more qualified than Hegseth for the role.
Yes I am sure he knows how to manage thousands of people because that's just natural shit.
So how many of those had no political experience?Sure. This is a list from 1960 on. A total of 6 Sec Defs did NOT serve in the military.
More than one in four defense secretaries, however, never served in the Armed Forces, or six of 21 (29 percent).
Four of these six men without military service were appointed by Republican presidents: Charles Wilson (Eisenhower), Neil McElroy (Eisenhower), James Schlesinger (Nixon), and Dick Cheney (George H.W. Bush).
Harold Brown (appointed by Carter) and William Cohen (Clinton) also never served. (Brown had been a consultant to the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board from 1956-1957, a member of the Board from 1958 to 1961, and Secretary of the Air Force from 1965 to 1969).
How Many U.S. Secretaries of Defense Have Served in the Military? - Smart Politics
Nearly three in 10 defense secretaries never served in the nation's Armed Forces
Oh yes! They have a hard time meeting quotas for years. The military is doing everything they can to make sure there is enough soldiers. Good luck with making it even less desirable to be in the military.
