“To our enemies: FAFO,” Hegseth said, using an acronym that translates to “fuck around and find out.”
Hegseth ordered hundreds of U.S. military officials around the globe to meet him at a spontaneous assembly in Virginia, keeping the details of the gathering extremely hush-hush.
The message shocked members of the U.S. military, who could not recall another instance in which a defense secretary summoned so many commanders for a sudden in-person meeting—especially without a clear rationale. Some warned that having so many integral military leaders in one place could pose a national security risk.
As it turns out, the rationale was to rail against the culture wars. Hegseth, pacing back and forth onstage, also leveraged his time in front of America’s military to criticize “woke” ideology. He ordered the armed forces to reset its combat requirements to the “highest male standard only,” a decision that would effectively force women out of the military.
“If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is,” Hegseth said.
The Pentagon chief also nixed medical beard waivers, a decision that will disproportionately affect Black service members due to the curl pattern of the hair on their face.
Yes, that age-old strategy of getting rid people regardless of competence at their job or importance to the mission that worked so well for the Germans in WWII. What could possibly go wrong?
That always works so well in every organization.
If you’re not with us (us being a handful of individuals holding zero experience but screeching orders down the chain of command), you’re against us, regardless of what you bring to the table.
Easily replaceable bc we’re the hottest country and everybody wants to join up with our military. A year ago we were dead, and now we’re the hottest country, that’s what Putin told me. Then he sent a bunch of drones into Ukraine, but that’s just one of those things.