Pete Hegseth Delivers His First Message to the Military as the New U.S. Secretary of Defense
Pete Hegseth's inaugural address as the new U.S. Secretary of Defense outlines his vision for military revitalization and commitment to national security. Read more about his bold goals and priorities.
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25 Jan 2025 ~~ By Jim Hoft
Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality and decorated Army veteran, was sworn in as the 29th U.S. Secretary of Defense on Saturday, following a narrow and contentious Senate confirmation.
The Senate vote concluded in a 50-50 tie, broken by Vice President JD Vance. Notably, three RINOs senators—Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, and Mitch McConnell—joined all Democrats and independents in opposing Hegseth’s nomination.
Following his confirmation, Hegseth was swiftly sworn in by Vice President Vance in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, with his wife, Jennifer Rauchet, by his side and children.
- It is the privilege of a lifetime to lead the warriors of the Department of Defense, under the leadership of our Commander in Chief Donald J. Trump. We will put America First, and we will never back down.
- The President gave us a clear mission: achieve Peace through Strength. We will do this in three ways — by restoring the warrior ethos, rebuilding our military, and reestablishing deterrence.
- We will revive the warrior ethos and restore trust in our military. We are American warriors. We will defend our country. Our standards will be high, uncompromising, and clear. The strength of our military is our unity and our shared purpose.
- We will rebuild our military by matching threats to capabilities. This means reviving our defense industrial base, reforming our acquisition process, passing a financial audit, and rapidly fielding emerging technologies. We will remain the strongest and most lethal force in the world.
- We will reestablish deterrence by defending our homeland — on the ground and in the sky. We will work with allies and partners to deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific by Communist China, as well as supporting the President’s priority to end wars responsibly and reorient to key threats. We will stand by our allies — and our enemies are on notice.
- All of this will be done with a focus on lethality, meritocracy, accountability, standards, and readiness.
Commentary:
Like previous U.S. Military ethos, the aom of the military is to be combat ready without the politics that stains our Congress.
Few remember the stories of staving and under clothed revolutionary warriors because Congress did not supply the Continental Army properly, or flashing back to present day DEI.
A warrior in charge, imagine that!? Ethos of the warfighter has a nice ring to it. Beats the Heck out of freak flags diversity hires and ideologies of politics. There's hope for us yet.
it's not a failure if you take care of your troops. Both Miley and Austin certainly failed with the Afghan abrupt withdrawal and when we lost our 13 warriors (and at least 170 Afghans) at Abbey gate! Both sure kept Raytheon, Lockheed and Boeing happy though.
Will Sec of Def Hegseth send out guidance memo to all branches of our military stating that 100 percent of the force structure must be ready to deploy within 1 month, exceptions for broken limbs and similar injuries and post partum mothers. Transfer staff and administrative personnel to bring combat units up to strength?
The Maryland soldier knew no more than any other ranker of the organization behind this state of affairs, which is to say that he knew very little....
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I'm sure people are just dying to join up now lol
