Opinion Hegseth to U.S. generals: "Prepare for war."

[IanEdwards]

"Donald Trump walked into Quantico Tuesday expecting a rally. He got a funeral.
The generals sat in perfect silence, faces locked in the kind of grim stillness that comes from years of watching idiots talk and choosing not to react. Trump, of course, couldn’t handle it. “I’ve never walked into a room so silent before,” he confessed, his voice trembling somewhere between wounded pride and panic. Then came the kicker: “If you want to applaud, you applaud.”
This wasn’t leadership. This was a washed-up Vegas act begging the crowd to clap. The Commander-in-Chief turned into the Clapper-in-Chief, reduced to prodding the nation’s top brass like a sad carnival barker who forgot his punchline.

nicely put

 

[San Marino]

Hegseth is the worst cabinet pick by Trump. He is young, dumb, and inexperienced. He likes the attention and talking out of his ass.
Worst Secretary of Defense in U.S. history.
Bringing high ranking officers and senior NCOs from around the world to Quantico to listen to something he could have very well have sent in a memo. Also, he fails to do 1 proper push-up. Would fail miserably in the 75th Ranger Regiment. The guy needs to be replaced. Fast!

 

[IanEdwards]

Much, much worse imo

Trump on Obama's stair-descending skills was a particular low point. 'never seen anything like it'. The frequency with which he uses that phrase is such an obvious indicator of senility.

 

[Natural Order]

"Donald Trump walked into Quantico Tuesday expecting a rally. He got a funeral.
The generals sat in perfect silence, faces locked in the kind of grim stillness that comes from years of watching idiots talk and choosing not to react. Trump, of course, couldn’t handle it. “I’ve never walked into a room so silent before,” he confessed, his voice trembling somewhere between wounded pride and panic. Then came the kicker: “If you want to applaud, you applaud.”
This wasn’t leadership. This was a washed-up Vegas act begging the crowd to clap. The Commander-in-Chief turned into the Clapper-in-Chief, reduced to prodding the nation’s top brass like a sad carnival barker who forgot his punchline.

nicely put

 

[IanEdwards]

Absolutely guaranteed, in his mind, there were generals like, not just nodding, but like chucking each other on the shoulder in glee, fist-bumping each other and doing little mini-salutes to Kegseth with index and forefinger to temple like they're in a bar with him and he's just bought rounds for the whole bar.

by the way, this imaginary bar scene of Kegseth's absolutely culminates in the bar starting up a chant of 'Hegseth! Hegseth! Hegseth! Hegseth!', and somebody brings a microphone up, and the opening bars to 'You've lost that loving feeling' start up, to universal cheering, and Pete turns to the beautiful blonde woman who suddenly appears, and serenades her, and he's in that perfect moment, he's reached the pinnacle, crowd of good old boys singing along with him in rapture

but then when the song is done he tries to drag the resisting blonde to a closet by her hair whilst ripping her blouse off and they all pull him off her as he yells 'she'sh a fuckin shlut and she knows she wantsh it' and the atmosphere totally evaporates and he remembers that even in his fantasies he's a mean, nasty-ass drunk and unpopular and unattractive, for his colossal insecurities play out as aggressive acting-out in a way he knows deep down will never be at all compensatory.

so he opens another 5th of whisky to drown his sorrows.

 

[Blayt7hh]

Show me anything lol
Go on. Show me where I was wrong by anything else other than your opinion.

Ok I will. In your post I responded to, you said properly and proper were interchangeable. As I already explained to you. They are not, they mean two different things and that changes the meaning of the sentence depending on which you use.

In your response to him, a “proper written sentence” would mean something like it’s appropriate to the situation, or classy, or well made. That’s an odd thing to say, isn’t it?

A “properly written sentence” is saying that it is written correctly. You’re describing the act of writing, and not the sentence itself. Since you’re responding to him trying to correct his writing, this is the form that makes more sense and is on topic.

So, through the powers of reading comprehension and deduction, I determine that you meant to use properly. You know it. I know it.

That’s not an opinion. It’s not up for debate. Maybe next time you choose to be a pedantic ass about grammar you should google before responding so you don’t look stupid. Now drop the tough guy bit. You’re not fooling anyone, manlet.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Ghislane has said recently herself that Trump was not involved

Its astounding the love and support some people show for DOCUMENTED liars, philes, and racists

lmao

 

[Mike Hagger]

In my experience, the military has become significantly more political, especially at the higher levels. The selection process for general officers now heavily involves political alliances. It's important to remember that the military's history has been intertwined with politics and politicians for a long time. While this isn't new, it has worsened since around 2009.

Since Trump retook office, some rules of engagement have changed, and those changes are more logical, rational, and better than the ones issued by the previous administration.

For example, if an adversary fires a rocket at you, then drops it and runs away, you can't kill him because he's unarmed. That makes sense, right? This was something the Biden administration imposed on us.

Meanwhile, liberals are acting as if this situation were akin to the night of the long knives. If some generals are being fired or have been fired, so what? They will receive their pensions, write their books, and likely earn $500,000 or more in defense contracting afterwards. It's not worth feeling too sorry for them.

The show of having all generals stand before the man is unprecedented, a somber audience would make sense. They're the generals not the real soldiers. Again remember how political the military is now? The generals are protecting their image at all times, clapping or celebrating out of turn is a bad look… but it's also just not the crowd that's going to be emotional about anything. Trump a kind of missed the mark on that one.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Generals and Admirals who can't pass the fitness and woke test are going to get canned.

I think the fitness thing kind of goes against the "would you want your kids to serve in this unit" rhetoric tbh. If it comes down to strategy I'd rather my kid served under a slightly out of shape person who's a good military tactician and decision maker under stress than someone who's jacked but not as good tactically.

 

[rearnakedchoke]

Isn't that the guy that likes to get drunk and beat up his wife

Don’t forget the sex assault.

 

[rearnakedchoke]

This admin

You have to stop with the rhetoric!!!!!

The admin also

Prepare for war!!
Fight the enemy from within!!!!!

 

[IanEdwards]

For example, if an adversary fires a rocket at you, then drops it and runs away, you can't kill him because he's unarmed. That makes sense, right? This was something the Biden administration imposed on us.

I felt like calling B/S on this but I looked at your post history and you seem legit, so I'm glad i didn't

 

[Mike Hagger]

I felt like calling B/S on this but I looked at your post history and you seem legit, so I'm glad i didn't

Thanks, slightly more specific, I'm referring to targets that are unobserved by ground troops so air strikes, drones etc. If you physically see this hostile act unfold then you are personally able to engage, that's self defense.

If that makes sense, these rules of engagement are even more complicated when working with partner forces too. Literally a JAG officer has a say in many engagements utilizing indirect fires, indirect fires (including mortar systems) or air supported fires.

Not on this topic but the calling in of the generals was also a direct counseling to those higher ups out of shape, and a clarification of the return to standards.

 

[lowlife]

@Shaun K over 12 hours going strong itt let's see how far you can go

It's the meth lol.

 

[IanEdwards]

Thanks, slightly more specific, I'm referring to targets that are unobserved by ground troops so air strikes, drones etc. If you physically see this hostile act unfold then you are personally able to engage, that's self defense.

If that makes sense, these rules of engagement are even more complicated when working with partner forces too. Literally a JAG officer has a say in many engagements utilizing indirect fires, indirect fires (including mortar systems) or air supported fires.

Not on this topic but the calling in of the generals was also a direct counseling to those higher ups out of shape, and a clarification of the return to standards.

thanks for the details dude

 

[Area809]

Why would i waste my time to elaborate for someone who has no intention of agreeing with me.

Chat gpt it then get back to me for any subsequent questions ok

Ive been involved in peace time training and genuine pre war work ups, i know im right whether you agree with me or not


Thats like saying an offensive lineman squatting is the same as preparation to play against the Baltimore Ravens. Dont be dumb lol

This is silly and not exactly how it works. What do you think, something pops off somewhere and the US military is like, “hold on, hold on, we need a 6 month work up first before we fight”. Lmao. Readiness is probably a top 10 word used at the command level.

 

[Shaun K]

This is silly and not exactly how it works. What do you think, something pops off somewhere and the US military is like, “hold on, hold on, we need a 6 month work up first before we fight”. Lmao. Readiness is probably a top 10 word used at the command level.

You think that training has a one size fits all routine? You dont know wtf you’re talking about. We did different scenarios for virtually every specific region we were in. There is generalized training, and specific training. If you dont know the difference you’ve never been involved in anything important in your entire life

 

[Videer]

Nothing prepares for a modern war like hazing recruits who then get deployed to Portland to pick up trash #Lethality #Warfiter!

 

[Shaun K]

Ok I will. In your post I responded to, you said properly and proper were interchangeable. As I already explained to you. They are not, they mean two different things and that changes the meaning of the sentence depending on which you use.

In your response to him, a “proper written sentence” would mean something like it’s appropriate to the situation, or classy, or well made. That’s an odd thing to say, isn’t it?

A “properly written sentence” is saying that it is written correctly. You’re describing the act of writing, and not the sentence itself. Since you’re responding to him trying to correct his writing, this is the form that makes more sense and is on topic.

So, through the powers of reading comprehension and deduction, I determine that you meant to use properly. You know it. I know it.

That’s not an opinion. It’s not up for debate. Maybe next time you choose to be a pedantic ass about grammar you should google before responding so you don’t look stupid. Now drop the tough guy bit. You’re not fooling anyone, manlet.

You are attempting to grade my post based on your writing style. Sit down, shut the fuck up, and get a towel under that pussy.



“The use of the word “proper” in the phrase “proper written sentence” is not wrong because it is grammatically correct and conveys a clear meaning. Here’s why:


1. Definition of “Proper”: The word “proper” means correct, appropriate, or suitable. In the context of a “proper written sentence,” it implies a sentence that is correctly or appropriately written, adhering to grammatical rules or intended standards.


2. Grammatical Validity: “Proper” is an adjective that appropriately modifies the noun phrase “written sentence.” The structure follows standard English syntax: an adjective (“proper”) describing a noun (“sentence”) that is further qualified by a past participle (“written”). There’s no violation of grammar rules here.


3. Understandability: The phrase is easily understood by native speakers. It communicates that the sentence in question meets a standard of correctness or appropriateness, such as proper grammar, spelling, or style.”

 

[USA!USA!]

Again this seems to be an instance where I don't really disagree with the overall message, its the way that they push it and deliver it that make it completely cringe and kinda gross.

You can make these changes to make the military more efficient without putting it on camera on a stage like a clown.