Hegseth watched A Few Good Men and thought Nathan Jessop was the good guy.
PoseidonsWroth on
Whats “shark attacking”? Is this something he thought of in a whisky induced hangover?
turndownforwomp on
If anyone in this administration was intellectually capable of predicting potential outcomes of their actions we wouldn’t be here in the first place.
What-is-id on
I bet 99% of career military types cant stand this LARPING poser ass chud.
asromatifoso on
I went to boot camp in the late ’80s and no one could put their hands on us even then! Yell at us, call us names, PT us to death, sure, but not push or hit us. This is awful and is further incentive for young people to NOT join the military.
beipphine on
Just a reminder the US military only banned flogging in 1861.
caryscott1 on
You just know that 99% of those f*tties could kick his dumb *ss into next week.
AMonitorDarkly on
No, they’ll say “tough shit”. They don’t even bother to spin things anymore.
Wrong_Ad_3355 on
Even worse, those kids are going to commit atrocities and war crimes and have to come home and try to live with themselves and the rest of society.
Zorklunn on
One of the most homoerotic speaches I’ve aeen in a long time.
Botryoid2000 on
Full Metal Jacket was not a training film, Pete.
fartatwork on
Ah yes, that should help fix the low recruitment levels
mishma2005 on
Pete watches the drill sergeant scene in Full Metal Jacket over and over and over again
RogansUncle on
That’ll snap a few bone spurs!
Kyl0theHutt on
Sounds like something a drunken abusive person/parent would say.
let-it-rain-sunshine on
Look who just ordered the “Code Red”
gadget850 on
Not all recruits are 90-pound weaklings, and some drill sergeants will get a surprise.
I’m betting recruiters are going to see their numbers tank, and some bright MAGAs will start neeping about a draft. 77% of recruiting-age Americans are already ineligible without a waiver. Then another bright idea will be to lower the standards, and we will get another Project 100,000, also known as McNamara’s Morons.
Mrtoyhead on
Hegseth is definitely the type of person that is the first one to do anal stuff during a hazing.
InfantryMatt on
Good thing high school kids aren’t into politics otherwise they would know they are going to get fucked up and not join
One_Economist_3761 on
Still waiting for Secretary of Pestilence, Secretary of Famine and Secretary of Death to show up.
CoffeeGoblynn on
I absolutely hate the shift from “soldier” to “war fighter” in the last however many years. “Soldier” just sounds better.
LostDragon1986 on
So the Secretary of Defense (ne War) is advocating for Drill Instructors and Drill Sergeants to give recruits PTSD!
The Marine Corps did have a time where DIs were allowed to dehumanize recruits and the results were very bad. The first half of Full Metal Jacket is almost a documentary on why it should be avoided.
seamartin00 on
“they did that to me and I turned out fine” -the worst person you know
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“It was sarcasm”
Hegseth watched A Few Good Men and thought Nathan Jessop was the good guy.
Whats “shark attacking”? Is this something he thought of in a whisky induced hangover?
If anyone in this administration was intellectually capable of predicting potential outcomes of their actions we wouldn’t be here in the first place.
I bet 99% of career military types cant stand this LARPING poser ass chud.
I went to boot camp in the late ’80s and no one could put their hands on us even then! Yell at us, call us names, PT us to death, sure, but not push or hit us. This is awful and is further incentive for young people to NOT join the military.
Just a reminder the US military only banned flogging in 1861.
You just know that 99% of those f*tties could kick his dumb *ss into next week.
No, they’ll say “tough shit”. They don’t even bother to spin things anymore.
Even worse, those kids are going to commit atrocities and war crimes and have to come home and try to live with themselves and the rest of society.
One of the most homoerotic speaches I’ve aeen in a long time.
Full Metal Jacket was not a training film, Pete.
Ah yes, that should help fix the low recruitment levels
Pete watches the drill sergeant scene in Full Metal Jacket over and over and over again
That’ll snap a few bone spurs!
Sounds like something a drunken abusive person/parent would say.
Look who just ordered the “Code Red”
Not all recruits are 90-pound weaklings, and some drill sergeants will get a surprise.
I’m betting recruiters are going to see their numbers tank, and some bright MAGAs will start neeping about a draft. 77% of recruiting-age Americans are already ineligible without a waiver. Then another bright idea will be to lower the standards, and we will get another Project 100,000, also known as McNamara’s Morons.
Hegseth is definitely the type of person that is the first one to do anal stuff during a hazing.
Good thing high school kids aren’t into politics otherwise they would know they are going to get fucked up and not join
Still waiting for Secretary of Pestilence, Secretary of Famine and Secretary of Death to show up.
I absolutely hate the shift from “soldier” to “war fighter” in the last however many years. “Soldier” just sounds better.
So the Secretary of Defense (ne War) is advocating for Drill Instructors and Drill Sergeants to give recruits PTSD!
The Marine Corps did have a time where DIs were allowed to dehumanize recruits and the results were very bad. The first half of Full Metal Jacket is almost a documentary on why it should be avoided.
“they did that to me and I turned out fine” -the worst person you know