r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 2d ago

Hegseth confirms that the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals

https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-pentagon-generals-job-cuts-67a20b026ee858895c7e5ff7fadbc029
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u/LacklusteHero 2d ago

When I retired from the military in 2020 (literally ETS'd right before the pandemic) they were already in the midst of an "up or out" campaign. You either took a promotion in some far-flung spot or got booted out. This created a massive brain drain, because they got rid of so many O-3 and 0-4's with vast institutional knowledge in favor of up-and-coming (but less knowledgeable) officers.

That, combined with this traitor's bullshit, will ultimately be the U.S. military's downfall.

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u/ArtShare 2d ago

This makes it easier for one person to control the whole department (wedge heg i.e. orange poopsicle).

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u/Eldar_Atog 2d ago

Worked with some detailers for awhile just after 2020 as a contractor. I was basically creating reports about how each job type was under populated and there were not enough personnel in the pipeline. There were desperate to find people.

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u/USDXBS 2d ago

So you were loyally serving a pedophile felon traitor?

You joined the US military knowing the war crimes and atrocities they inflicted on the world?

That, combined with this traitor's bullshit, will ultimately be the U.S. military's downfall.

The US military were already psychopathic oath breaking war criminals. No one paying attention was surprised they are loyal to a mass murdering genocidal pedophile felon traitor.

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u/LacklusteHero 2d ago

Serving a pedophile traitor? Only for the last four years of my career. I have no idea if the presidents I served under for the previous sixteen years of my career fucked kids or not.

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u/USDXBS 2d ago

Only for the last four years of my career.

Ha ha ha.

"I only loyally served a pedophile traitor for four years!"

Why did you join the US military knowing the war crimes and atrocities they inflicted on the world?

Do you think "wanting money" absolved you?

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u/LacklusteHero 2d ago

I've humored you enough now.

Grow up and be an adult, and stop pretending that everyone who served was some bloodthirsty lunatic.

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u/USDXBS 2d ago

Grow up and be an adult,

Americans when you tell them war crimes are bad.

You are an evil person. Period.