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Hegseth uses rare meeting of generals to announce new military standards
- blinkbat 1y agocool, nice to know that being a wimpy programmer could suffice for draft-dodging in this current political shitshow.
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- rolph 1y agoi bet it would be a dishonourable discharge, no service pension for that.
- blinkbat 1y agoI mean, the main goal would be not to have one's limbs blown off at war, I don't really care if they pay me. I'm confused... drafting has nothing to do with voluntarily enlisting.
- meheleventyone 1y agoGiven the way things are going I’d expect the unfit to be shoved into suicide battalions like the Russians were doing at one stage with prisoners.
- cosmicgadget 1y agoThe fitness thing is getting the headlines but two other items: They're eliminating the anonymous whistleblower program. I would have thought this'd be protected by statute. The president said he'd be meeting with the attendees and firing anyone he "doesn't like" which presumably means "isn't loyal to him".
- rolph 1y ago"firing anyone he "doesn't like"" rather than just cause: https://thelawtoknow.com/2025/04/14/malfeasance/ https://thelawtoknow.com/2025/04/14/malfeasance/
- treetalker 1y agoLet's not forget to mention that Trump suggested that the generals use American cities as "training grounds" for their troops and units (naming only coastal, Democrat-run cities, of course), and claimed that the USA has a "war" "within" that must be fought. To be a fly on the wall in the closed-door conversations that the attendees must be having this evening …
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