Defense secretaryās speech touching on physical fitness and doctrine of lethality was seen as āegotisticalā and ādangerousā
Naveed Shah, a veteran and activist who served as an enlisted public affairs specialist ā an army journalist ā uncharacteristically found himself searching for words to describe the address of the newly styled secretary of war to flag officers on Tuesday.
āA lot of the words that are coming to me arenāt fit to print,ā said Shah, policy director for Common Defense, a veterans advocacy organization. āThe people in that room who have served for 20, 30-plus years in uniform do not need Pete Hegseth to tell them about warrior ethos.ā
Hegsethās hour-long Ted talk-style address touching on physical fitness, the doctrine of lethality and the perils of DEI certainly drew more attention than a policy memo might have, and perhaps more than Donald Trumpās rambling, politically charged hour-long speech that followed.
I wouldnāt be surprised obviously, but it feels more like theyāre setting themselves up for a military coup. You canāt piss off pretty much all your high commandment like that and expect them to be loyal.
Perhaps Democratic candidates should pledge to reinstate any military officers, with full pension, that get dismissed by the Trump regime ā when/if the winds change. Or a blanket pledge to reverse every executive order made by Trump. People need a way to see light at the end of this narrowing tunnel.