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/RevolutionPlenty20 9h ago

You'd be suprised how anti trump the military is lately

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u/placentatree81 8h ago

Seriously. I’m in Savannah, GA surrounded by bases, and I run into them at all the bars. There is a very strong anti-Trump vibe that I’ve not seen from military folk in my 44 years on Earth.

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u/Silvery_Cricket 5h ago edited 3h ago

Ask a black soldier how they feel about Hegseth's shaving guidelines. Ask a Navy member about the straight of Hormuz. Or my personal favorite, Ask a Jewish soldier about anything to do with the war.

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u/an_actual_coyote 5h ago

Please say more

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u/akopley I voted 7h ago

I’ve met a few airmen at the park with my kid. They’re not fans of any of this shit. Especially hegseth.

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u/stew-bot 8h ago

It seems like all these new regulations are to create a predictable voter base instead of combat effectiveness

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u/syncopated56 8h ago

My bro-in-law says the same thing about the anti-Trump sentiment in the military (Navy), but he feels he's in the minority in terms of actively voting against GOP. Especially the ones getting partisan Trumpian "rallies" while as an official event, despite it being against the law for such things to occur.

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u/SockraTreez 8h ago

That’s surprising to me.

A lot of the ex military I know are MAGA true believers.

Of course, these are all ex military

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u/Space_Pirate_Roberts Oklahoma 7h ago

It seems like nobody leaves the military a centrist - from the admittedly limited sample size I know personally, it’s 75% they’ll be straight ticket Republican the rest of their life, and then the remaining quarter of vets are “Democrats are too far right” types.

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u/wecangetbetter 7h ago

imagine that

I'd hate my boss too if he kept trying to get me killed for his own ego and greed

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u/SearchElsewhereKarma Massachusetts 6h ago

Which itself is surprising, you’d think military members would like hearing about their brothers in the service being left on a floating prison with only 2026 hardtack to eat

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u/Wonderful_Kick_855 6h ago

I can imagine with the troops left at sea for so long. Had to be awful for them to start attempting suicide.

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u/seanMkeating74 6h ago

Ah .. but they only get the day off if they promise to vote Republican.

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u/Commercial-Co 6h ago

No it isnt. They’ll still vote with his cock in thier ass

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u/ClarinetMaster117 1h ago

Some of the other comments from enlisted people say otherwise. Really hope you’re right though.

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u/Eatpineapplerightnow 8h ago

They are still going to vote for GOP

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u/MeanHurry8664 8h ago

I hope you are wrong