Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Orders Force-Wide Review of Existing Fitness and Grooming Standards

[JoeB131]

That remains to be seen

Nope...

better start working on your excuses why it's not his fault now.

 

[JoeB131]

Being queer is unnatural and they know it

Again, why?

True story. Homosexuality exists in the animal Kingdom.

Every argument that you people have boils down to "I think it's icky" and "God says it's bad".

 

[Mac-7]

Again, why?

True story. Homosexuality exists in the animal Kingdom.

Every argument that you people have boils down to "I think it's icky" and "God says it's bad".

We are not animals

 

[JoeB131]

We are not animals

Sure we are. And we evolved from lower animals.

The only thing that separates us from the lower animals is that we have sentience.

This can be a good or bad thing, depending on how it's applied.

 

[Mac-7]

Sure we are. And we evolved from lower animals.

The only thing that separates us from the lower animals is that we have sentience.

This can be a good or bad thing, depending on how it's applied.

Sez you

We were designed by God with eternal souls that the animals do not have

 

[JoeB131]

Sez you

We were designed by God with eternal souls that the animals do not have

Really?

Where is your scientific evidence a soul exists?

 

[Mac-7]

Really?

Where is your scientific evidence a soul exists?

Its based on faith

 

[JoeB131]

Its based on faith

Faith isn't evidence.

At one point, more people believed in Zeus than Jehovah.

Did that make Zeus real?

 

[Mac-7]

Faith isn't evidence.

If it was my goal to convince you that God the Creator exists then it wouldnt be enough

But I wrote you off as a lost cause long ago

You’re on your own

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

The military should accept fat people

But first send them to fat farms and work them into shape

That alone would be a good recruiting tool

Already tried that. Didn't work.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Biden was an idiot for changing names. I was at Ft Benning in the Army and it will forever be known as the base I served at, at least by me. Who the hell knows what name it got from Biden who was from Delaware anyway.

Old Fort Benning's new name is Fort Benning, in case you missed the recent change.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Patton began delivering speeches to his troops in the United Kingdom in February 1944.<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a> The extent of his giving the particular speech that became famous is unclear, with different sources saying it had taken this form by March,<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a> or around early May,<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></a><a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a> or in late May.<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a> The number of speeches given is also not clear, with one source saying four to six,<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a> and others suggesting that every unit in the Third Army heard an instance.<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a><a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a> The most famous and well known of the speeches occurred on 5 June 1944, the day before D-Day.<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>19<span>]</span></a> Though he was unaware of the actual date for the beginning of the invasion of Europe (as the Third Army was not part of the initial landing force),<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a> Patton used the speech as a motivational device to excite the men under his command and prevent them from losing their nerve.<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a> Patton delivered the speech without notes, and so though it was substantially the same at each occurrence, the order of some of its parts varied.<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>21<span>]</span></a> One notable difference occurred in the speech he delivered on 31 May 1944, while addressing the U.S. 6th Armored Division, when he began with a remark that would later be among his most famous:<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>22<span>]</span></a>


Patton's words were later written down by a number of troops who witnessed his remarks, and so a number of iterations exist with differences in wording.<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>21<span>]</span></a> Historian Terry Brighton constructed a full speech from a number of soldiers who recounted the speech in their memoirs, including Gilbert R. Cook, Hobart R. Gay, and other junior soldiers.<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>21<span>]</span></a> Patton only wrote briefly of his orations in his diary, noting, "as in all of my talks, I stressed fighting and killing."<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a> The speech later became so popular that it was called simply "Patton's speech" or "The speech" when referencing the general.<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a><a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a>

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The troops under Patton's command received the speech well. The general's strong reputation caused considerable excitement among his men, and they listened intently, in absolute silence, as he spoke.<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a> A majority indicated they enjoyed Patton's speaking style. As one officer recounted of the end of the speech, "The men instinctively sensed the fact and the telling mark that they themselves would play in world history because of it, for they were being told as much right now. Deep sincerity and seriousness lay behind the General's colorful words, and the men well knew it, but they loved the way he put it as only he could do it."<a href="George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>24<span>]</span></a>

Horrible post. You might want to fix that.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

What is the assault course?

Dumbass means the obstacle course I bet.

 

[Mac-7]

Already tried that. Didn't work.

You will have to document that

The military can, if allowed to do so, transform any blob of blubber into a real fighting man

 

[JoeB131]

You will have to document that

The military can, if allowed to do so, transform any blob of blubber into a real fighting man

Yeah, but try getting a blob of blubber to sign up.

Or anyone else, for that matter.

 

[Mac-7]

Yeah, but try getting a blob of blubber to sign up.

Or anyone else, for that matter.

Many wont

If they grew up sitting around drinking soda and playing video games their whole life they may not want to change

But hopefully some dont want to be that kid anymore

 

[JoeB131]

Many wont

If they grew up sitting around drinking soda and playing video games their whole life they may not want to change

But hopefully some dont want to be that kid anymore

I'm very proud of the years I spent in the military.

But i wouldn't recommend it to a young person today, especially with clowns like Trump and DUI Hegseth in charge.

You can do better in the private sector.

 

[DGS49]

For those who are unaware, the Armed Forces have the best enforcement device in the world: Performance reviews. If you tell everyone that a big part of their next performance review will be their personal physical condition and grooming, that solves the issue. Officers especially.

 

[JoeB131]

For those who are unaware, the Armed Forces have the best enforcement device in the world: Performance reviews. If you tell everyone that a big part of their next performance review will be their personal physical condition and grooming, that solves the issue. Officers especially.

Um, I guess, if this were a real problem.

 

[Ringo]

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But, he certainly played the role well.