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Pete Hegseth’s Military

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Posted By: Judy W., 2/21/2025 7:00:52 AM

Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I’d like to speak a little bit today, very briefly, about the Pentagon under new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Did you notice that of all the controversial Trump nominees—Kash Patel, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, RFK, Tulsi Gabbard—the Left went after Pete Hegseth the most vehemently? And he required JD Vance to break that tie. There was a reason for that. He is proposing radical changes in the Pentagon. (Snip)We spend $820 billion a year. It’s about 14% of the entire budget and it’s immune to criticism. And we are building $14 billion carriers.

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New methods of procurement, etc., but maybe more important, stopping the generals' conflicts of interest, and not letting them break the law that they can't disparage the president and other top figures in the executive branch. And recruitment is at about 10,000 a month.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Periwinkel 2/21/2025 7:12:40 AM (No. 1900736)
It really pains to disagree with VDH this morning...I have to agree with his assessment of Secretaries of Defense Mattis and Austin. I found them to be mediocre officers in addition to being nasty small men.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Periwinkel 2/21/2025 7:13:54 AM (No. 1900738)
Make that disagree with VDH. (Damn the auto-correct!)
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Reply 3 - Posted by: JHHolliday 2/21/2025 7:51:04 AM (No. 1900752)
Maybe recruitment is looking up, though. A good friend's son is due to leave for basic in 39 days. A good, smart guy who will be an asset. I haven't had an opportunity to talk to him, but he should be an officer. My dad was a lieutenant in the big war and went through OCS (I know, a 90-day wonder as they were called at the time). He said it was a great experience. Probably should have stayed in, but he said the West Point guys were moved up the promotion ladder quicker.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: kidsmom 2/21/2025 8:39:46 AM (No. 1900786)
I was born into a military family, and my husband and sons all served. So glad to see new leadership at the helm. Lack of leadership and the DEI and vaccine crap was why my boys got out. They saw no future there and are now happy in new careers. How many other "good men and women" have been lost to the military over the years because of this craziness? Welcome, Pete Hegseth!
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Reply 5 - Posted by: felixcat 2/21/2025 9:02:11 AM (No. 1900801)
An unlimited budget for any agency or entity does not ensure a quality service or product. And it seems to me that, yes we need to build up our naval fleet and maintain a capable traditional military force (tanks, armor, etc), but in many ways, the real threat from China (sorry not Russia for the most part) is their ability to purchase US farmland, their theft of our intellectual property, infiltration into the USA; both covert and overt, etc - seems we need to rethink how to defend against China/CCP and similar threats.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: TrueBlueWfan 2/21/2025 10:34:39 AM (No. 1900867)
I fear there are still many, many lower level bureaucrats that have been quietly employing dei tactics under the radar. For example, we have a friend whose (white) son is an officer in the USAF. He is very accomplished and brilliant. Very recently he was told not to expect a promotion - because of dei. Very recently. These are the actors that scare and anger me. We can only hope they get smoked out and reveal themselves.
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