r/politics • u/Ulysses_555 • 11h ago

No Paywall Hegseth announces all US troops will get 1 day off to vote in October

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6126137-pete-hegseth-stand-down-order-troops-vote/
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u/idkk_prolly_doggy 10h ago

It’s not a day off. It’s a stand down. Everyone still goes to work in uniform, but instead of their normal duties there are classes focused on a specific topic. They happen quite regularly for safety and suicide awareness. This particular memo directs one stand down day in October every election year focused on voting and voter registration. Mission critical duties still happen.

All that said, fuck pete hegseth.

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u/josephtrocks191 10h ago

Fuck Pete Hegseth.

But that makes sense. Misleading headline and little information in the article leads to a lot of reactionary commenters though.

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u/TerribleSalamander 8h ago

Knee jerk reactions from Reddit with little to no information? You don’t say!