Of character

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Ophelia Benson

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Hegseth continues his campaign to rid the US military of competent people.

Ousted Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George, told Pentagon officials in an outgoing email that U.S. soldiers deserve “courageous leaders of character,” after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked him to step down and take immediate retirement.

CBS News exclusively reported earlier this week on the general’s ousting, with one source saying Hegseth wants someone in the role who will implement his and President Trump’s vision for the Army.

Their vision for the Army is that all brass will wear too-small jackets the way Hegseth does, because he thinks it makes him look muscular as opposed to ridiculous. All the wars will be won in an hour or less!

Hegseth has fired more than a dozen senior military officers, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Slife and the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse. 

Their jackets fit them too well.

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3 responses to “Of character”

  1. Dave Ricks Avatar
    Dave Ricks

    Suits give men with ordinary bodies more powerful shoulders. (I forgot if I read that in the Paul Fussell book on Class in America, or in a John Malloy book on Dress for Success or Live for Success.)

    I imagine Hegseth has a body with powerful shoulders, and he seems to be doing something wrong with suits.

    If I was him, I would look at photos of athletes in suits, and see how they look comfortable.

  2. Ophelia Benson Avatar
    Ophelia Benson

    I was so curious about his hideous bulging-jacket look that I googled it, and learned that he does it on purpose and it’s a thing that fools like him do because it makes them look MuscuLar. Well, yes, it does, sort of, but it much more makes them look like a damn fool.

  3. Papito Avatar
    Papito

    Would it be unfair to our Teutonic chums to call him “Pee Wee German?”

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