Who will be the first to go?

[Man With A Plan]

Chaos at the DOD

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/20/ullyot-pentagon-hegseth-chaos-00300695

The Pentagon is in far better hands under Pete Hegseth than it ever was under Lloyd Austin. We've gotten rid of the stupid DEI stuff. Physical training standards are returned to what they should be. They've reached out to all of the veterans who were canned because they refused to take untested Covid "vaccines", apologized and offered them their jobs back. Recruitment is no longer at a critical level.

Chaos? Chaos is what we had for the four years under Joe Biden!

 

[Kondor3]

1. The first "SignalGate" wasn't Hegsteh, that was Waltz

And yet Hegseth, as SecDef, participated in that small-scale chat group and failed to halt it or to spot the outsider.

Being associated with Incident 1 of 2 and then being the self-inflicted Primary on Incident 2 of 2 is NOT a "good look", yes?

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/26/trump-blames-mike-waltz-signal-00252707

2. There was no second SignalGate.

There is NOW...

3. Even if there was a second SignalGate Trump loves Pete's work, recruitment is thru the roof.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/pete-hegseth-job-safe-sources/

Hegseth needed for military recruitment: Trump adviser​

Trump may very well be obliged to find somebody else who can obtain similar results...

There comes a time when a cabinet member can become a political liability... with the cost too heavy to continue to bear...

We will soon learn whether Hegseth has now reached that level of Political Toxicity...

And, to make matters worse, there appears to be a great deal of consternation within DoD itself over their chief's repeated gaffes...

Democrats and much of the media are already calling for his blood, and the first Republicans are already jumping on that bandwagon...

Trump knows "when to fold 'em"... and there are reports that the White House is already busy vetting replacements... interesting.

 

[Lesh]

The Pentagon is in far better hands under Pete Hegseth than it ever was under Lloyd Austin. We've gotten rid of the stupid DEI stuff. Physical training standards are returned to what they should be. They've reached out to all of the veterans who were canned because they refused to take untested Covid "vaccines", apologized and offered them their jobs back. Recruitment is no longer at a critical level.

Chaos? Chaos is what we had for the four years under Joe Biden!

Recruitment has been increasing for over a year.

Stupid Pete was trying to take credit for record recruitment numbers in DECEMBER 2024 and January 2025

Ummmm.. last I looked Whiskey Pete was still a Fox talking head back then

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/11/nx-s1-5292163/hegseth-says-trump-boosted-military-recruiting-its-been-improving-for-over-a-year

 

[Kondor3]

...Stupid Pete was trying to take credit for record recruitment numbers in DECEMBER 2024 and January 2025...

It is my soft-and-fuzzy understanding that military recruitment surged once Trump had been re-elected.

If true, then, was Hegseth taking credit as a result of his own work, or was he merely crediting his boss for that result?

 

[Man With A Plan]

Recruitment has been increasing for over a year.

Stupid Pete was trying to take credit for record recruitment numbers in DECEMBER 2024 and January 2025

Ummmm.. last I looked Whiskey Pete was still a Fox talking head back then

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/11/nx-s1-5292163/hegseth-says-trump-boosted-military-recruiting-its-been-improving-for-over-a-year

You think NPR is the source for accurate reporting, Lesh? Aren't you cute!

 

[Lesh]

You think NPR is the source for accurate reporting, Lesh? Aren't you cute!

If you dispute it find a link that proves your point

You won’t

Because it’s accurate

 

[Man With A Plan]

If you dispute it find a link that proves your point

You won’t

Because it’s accurate

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/02/10/the-us-militarys-recruiting-crisis

That's from the New Yorker...a left leaning publication! Even THEY admit that there was a recruiting crisis...a crisis that doesn't exist since Pete Hegseth became Secretary of Defense!

 

[kyzr]

You’re not aware that Whiskey Boy was on that call? Just how stupid are you?
Petey SHOULD have had input as to his assistant but he definitely defended his incompetent actions
Link to Pentagon chaos to follow

Waltz is NOT Pete's assistant dumbass. He's one of Trump's national security advisors.
Did you serve in combat?
I wouldn't criticize anyone who had a few after coming back from a war zone dumbass.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4986351-trump-waltz-national-security/

Five things to know about Mike Waltz, Trump’s national security adviser pick​

 

[Lesh]

Waltz is NOT Pete's assistant dumbass. He's one of Trump's national security advisors.
Did you serve in combat?
I wouldn't criticize anyone who had a few after coming back from a war zone dumbass.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4986351-trump-waltz-national-security/

Five things to know about Mike Waltz, Trump’s national security adviser pick​

Whiskey Pete has had more than “a few”

 

[kyzr]

And yet Hegseth, as SecDef, participated in that small-scale chat group and failed to halt it or to spot the outsider.
Being associated with Incident 1 of 2 and then being the self-inflicted Primary on Incident 2 of 2 is NOT a "good look", yes?

Pete did not setup the 1st call dumbass. Trump likes Pete, end of story.

.There is NOW...

No there isn't a 2nd call now. "Anonymous sources" are liars.

Trump may very well be obliged to find somebody else who can obtain similar results...
There comes a time when a cabinet member can become a political liability... with the cost too heavy to continue to bear...
We will soon learn whether Hegseth has now reached that level of Political Toxicity...
And, to make matters worse, there appears to be a great deal of consternation within DoD itself over their chief's repeated gaffes...
Democrats and much of the media are already calling for his blood, and the first Republicans are already jumping on that bandwagon...Trump knows "when to fold 'em"... and there are reports that the White House is already busy vetting replacements... interesting.

Trump likes Pete, recruitment is setting records.
Which republicans are calling for Pete's blood? I call BULLSHIT. Put up a link with GOP NAMES.

 

[kyzr]

Whiskey Pete has had more than “a few”

So what?
Copied this from wiki

"By July 2005, he had returned to Bear Stearns; shortly thereafter, he volunteered in the Iraq War as an infantry officer, where he received a Bronze Star Medal. Hegseth served in the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment< in the 101st Airborne Division, led by colonel Michael D. Steele. He began his tour in Baghdad before moving to Samarra, where he served as a civil affairs officer, working with the city council and forming an alliance with council member Asaad Ali Yaseen. Hegseth has described a near-death experience in Iraq in which a rocket-propelled grenade hit his vehicle, but failed to detonate."

Again, after so many combat tours and near death experiences, he's allowed a few. You wouldn't understand.

 

[Lesh]

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/02/10/the-us-militarys-recruiting-crisis

That's from the New Yorker...a left leaning publication! Even THEY admit that there was a recruiting crisis...a crisis that doesn't exist since Pete Hegseth became Secretary of Defense!

Paywalled.

Fail

 

[Man With A Plan]

Paywalled.

Fail

It's not paywalled to me. Oh wait...that's a liberal source so I'm guessing it's one of your "go to's", Lesh? Why doesn't that surprise me!

 

[Lesh]

It's not paywalled to me. Oh wait...that's a liberal source so I'm guessing it's one of your "go to's", Lesh? Why doesn't that surprise me!

Paywalled to everyone else.

And based on the title and date.. it appears they think recruitment is a problem UNDER whiskey Pete’s tenure

 

[Man With A Plan]

Paywalled.

Fail

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/article/3616786/dod-addresses-recruiting-shortfall-challenges/

Military Recruiting Shortfalls—A Recurring Challenge

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic all but halted in-person recruiting in America’s high schools, the U.S. military has fallen short of its recruiting goals.

www.hoover.org

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/01/07/restoring_military_leadership_to_address_the_recruiting_crisis_1082910.html

5 Reasons Why Military Recruitment is Struggling in the US in 2025 - NSIN

Discover the top reasons military recruitment is struggling in the U.S., from declining youth qualification rates to the impact of the market.

www.nsin.us

Take your pick...they all illustrate how bad recruiting was during the Biden Administration.

 

[Man With A Plan]

Paywalled to everyone else.

And based on the title and date.. it appears they think recruitment is a problem UNDER whiskey Pete’s tenure

The people that normally make up the bulk of the military come from the Fly Over States. Those young people didn't want to join Biden's DEI military. Under Hegseth they are joining Trump's military. Under Hegseth the different branches are meeting their recruitment goals and then some.

 

[Lesh]

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/article/3616786/dod-addresses-recruiting-shortfall-challenges/

Military Recruiting Shortfalls—A Recurring Challenge

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic all but halted in-person recruiting in America’s high schools, the U.S. military has fallen short of its recruiting goals.

www.hoover.org

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/01/07/restoring_military_leadership_to_address_the_recruiting_crisis_1082910.html

5 Reasons Why Military Recruitment is Struggling in the US in 2025 - NSIN

Discover the top reasons military recruitment is struggling in the U.S., from declining youth qualification rates to the impact of the market.

www.nsin.us

Take your pick...they all illustrate how bad recruiting was during the Biden Administration.

Actually all three talk about recruitment failing because of Covid and the roaring economy under Biden

None say that it has been restored under Whiskey Pete

Another fail for you

 

[MisterBeale]

Whiskey Pete has had more than “a few”

I don't follow the gossip very closely, has he had a DUI?

 

[MisterBeale]

Paywalled.

Fail

A lot of sites allow users to access an article or two a month.

If this is pay-walled for you, you have reached your limit of free views.

Here ya go.

https://archive.ph/H9xzP

 

[Lesh]

A lot of sites allow users to access an article or two a month.

If this is pay-walled for you, you have reached your limit of free views.

Here ya go.

View attachment 1103010

https://archive.ph/H9xzP

I read through most of it. It’s mostly noting that recruitment had been low over the last few years.

Nothing saying that it did not hit records in December and January as noted above or that there was a dramatic increase under Whiskey Pete.

Fail again