Prior service retired urban cop here. I laugh when I see police chiefs on the news explaining the streets. Most chiefs havent sat in a police car in 20 years.
You are so right on this. I’m retired a few years now, and I never could understand a Chief who hasn’t seen the road in decades, trying to tell a street cop how easy it is to do things out there. They are so out of touch. Most as they go up the ranks are just looking for a payday outside the department or political office. Don’t know your opinion on this, but I especially have distain for the mercenary Chiefs who go from city to city saying the right things to the mayors so they can get hired. They have zero knowledge of the department and the city they are in and those are mostly academics who had many good Saturdays to get rank to begin with. NOLA comes to mind.
@@robertmathis4268 I'm not defending Pete at all in this comment, but as a former Active Duty Commisioned Officer, I loved and valued working with Guardsmen/women. We are all on the same team, and the folks who choose to serve in the Guard/Reserve can provide a very unique perspective the Active Duty folks don't have.
@@robertmathis4268 And? what about Dick Cheney serving as Sec Def under Bush? Did you have a problem with Dick not ever serving in the military? Bet you didn't know!
@@robertmathis4268 So? I know National Guardsmen that saw MORE combat than many of the Tacti-Cool School "commandos" ever did. Regular grunts did the heavy lifting in that war.
but you miss the point. You need high level experience either in the civilian or military arena. Hegseth has neither. He will be cluess for 2 to 3 years in that position. This isn't exactly a good time to be TRAINING the leader of DOD. SMH
Qualifications to be POTUS. 1.) US citizen 2.) Over the age of 34 3.) Lived in the US for 14 years How many knuckleheads have been presidents who should have not been? The reason character and experience matter is so we do not hire fools to positions of importance. This guy is a steady drunk, who misled two veterans organizations who fired him. Was a news anchor, and held mid-level positions in the military at best. How does that make him qualified to lead a 900B budget and 3M service members and civilians? By that logic, the top fryer at McDonalds is qualified to be CEO of the whole company. That is how foolish you sound. Oh, and it is SecDef, not SoD.
Regarding rank (or even military service, as Gates, and others, never served in the military) as a requirement for Sec of DOD, Dick Chaney had 5 draft deferments, to which Chaney stated, "[I had other things to do at the time,]" when asked about his 5 draft deferments during his Senate confirmation.
Rank shouldn’t be a requirement, you eliminate the “good o’l boy” network that way. He also went to Princeton and Harvard, so he’s definitely not a knuckle dragger.
I’ve listen to a lot of your stuff and it’s great entertainment. I served 23 years (us army) and I would rather have someone with his own backbone rather than riding on someone else’s. Like any type of military selection, it’s gonna be tough and many guys have the bells and whistles but only the right guy is chosen, in my opinion, he’s not the right guy.
Rank may very well not be a requirement, I don’t disagree … but that doesn’t mean Hegseth doesn’t have glaring character issues, and his “wandering eye” is absolutely a security risk, especially when paired with alcoholism (which I hope he gets the help he needs to overcome). This is really the best we can do? How is the standard this low for such an important position?
With respect to the sexual assault accusations, the system has ALREADY rendered judgement. The accusation was investigated by law enforcement, and they found no basis for charging him. To repeat, he was never even charged.
@@robertmathis4268how? Stellar military officer, exceptional academics, and he wrote a book on his goals. You don't know that the woman didn't put something in his drink...she brought false SA charges.
@@jayjohnson3732 Great, that's half the issue with this guy. Like the guy above me said, the guy lacks moral integrity and feels he deserves no accountability for his actions. Rehearsed answers and couldn't stand on his morals and give a clear answer on why he deserves the role. Not even touching on his absolute incompetence on anything job related he was asked.
Many SECDEFs had very little time in uniform. Of the 28 appointed SECDEFs 7 in fact never served a day in uniform. 13 served less than 5 years (most were WWI and WW2 and most were Company Grade) and 1 was an NCO (Chuck Hagel, E5 in the Army served in Nam). Only 5 served for more than 5 years and only 3 rose to the rank of O6 or above….
100% agreement. Rank is no indicator of actual leadership, especially the flipping buereacraps. Love having someone who prioritizes the folks on the sharp end.
On the issue of SA, there's a much larger issue with UCMJ, which is subjectivity. The phrase "Commander's discretion" is great for 99% of decisions regarding combat and tactics. But for investigations or issuing punishments, its morally questionable and unjust if a commander has the authority to override/ignore a fact-based ruling and issue their own subjective ruling. But hey, I only did 6 years as a Jr Officer.
@davedave2941 I argue that bureaucratic 'depth' is a negative, particularly today. Hegseth has far more depth than most previous Sec Defs in combat and line officer experience. Hegseth has already IDd the problems and offered solutions for our military; he wrote the book! COMPREHENSION is the he, and he has the support of the president and the ranks to execute!
I once worked for a Deputy Secretary of Defense. He was a retired Marine colonel (O-6). Behind his back, the senior flag officers called him “the colonel” even though he was the second ranking official in the Pentagon, far out-ranking them. FWIW, two of their other interesting behind-the-back denigrations was “suits” for all civilian officials (always snarled with extreme prejudice) and my favorite, “clackers.” Guess… I’ll wait. Clackers is the sound a female “suit” makes when walking down the Pentagon halls…
When I think of the Secretary of Defense, it’s a cabinet position that is civilian role appointed by the President of the United States. The person that the President picks to fill the role is approved by the United States Senate. In the past it has been filled by high ranking military officers but it’s not a requirement rank means nothing. Pete Hegseth has 20 years experience of leading infantry units on the ground with bullets being fired at him. There are great officers and there are bad ones he was one of the good ones. He has a couple of silver stars, one with a V device and other awards plus retiring as a Major. The Secretary of Defense is a liaison between the military and the executive branch that leads the Pentagon. There’s a reason for having a civilian led military. He knows what the warfighter goes through as well as their needs. Oh by the way he’s a graduate of West Point with two degrees from Harvard and Princeton.
Pete’s also one of the few high profile people asking why there were no stars on the table after the afghan withdrawal. Don’t hear anyone else with influence or power asking that question.
Pete hegseth is the Right wing version of a DEI Hire. Not the best candidate out there, barely passing experience, but picked for visual reasons. He has many dings in his past that disqualify him. Nothing he says or stands for is unique and any veteran can do the same. Again, there are many MORE qualified people out there that are just as non-traditional as hegseth. That's why this is a bad nomination.
I usually agree with Andy, rank is not a requirement but exposure to strategic level military operations should not an on the job learning experience. Pete would make a fantastic under secretary, but sec def? No. At least not yet.
OK Andy, I hear you. I’m retired USN, 24 years, lowest rank to as high as I could get so I’ve been “ in the trenches” so to speak. My take is: Trump DEMANDS loyalty to him above all else, even the Constitution. I say give Pete a chance to prove himself. But be advised-he’s not going to be able to do something that Trump won’t see as progressing his MAGA agenda. Pete talks great ideas and some I agree with. I used subordinates ideas a lot during my career, but I made sure everyone knew whose idea it was and not mine. If it failed, I took the hit and never called them out. Give me a better idea/plan was my request to them.
It would be nice, if all his time was active and not mostly national guard. That is the lack of experience. When you break down time. 4 years is only equal 1 active
Andy you are the problem, because we need people like you in politics and you are too smart to get into politics. Come on man , take one for the team.🤟 just remember your response is monitored by UA-cam so keep it PG13 .😂
This post-GWOT revamp of “waving the bloody shirt” is so fucking dumb. Now were getting stuck with idiots like Tom Cotton who won’t give up acting like Joe McCarthy
I see where Andy’s coming from but Hegseth’s not it. Try not to look at this politically, he’s simply not qualified to be the “CEO” of a 3 million person organization
If being a senior commissioned officer is a requirement, then why did President Obama nominate Chuck Hagel as the 24th Secretary of Defense after a career ending as a junior Sergeant (E-5)? I’m pretty sure his Combat Infantry Badge and two Purple Hearts from service in Vietnam (1967-1968) proved his loyalty and bone fidelity. The rank argument is moot. Put the right person in the right position at the right time. Problem solved…
Sorry, no...pete is not close to what the country needs. You want change fine me a person of both character and morales who can inspire all the services like Madis or Powell.
its like watching undercover agents who infiltrate motorcycle gangs talking about depression alcoholism they experienced while on the job. Person B has also done it multiple times and gets eviscerated for doing it 8 times. Was it the subject matter or was it the title of person B that had totally different outcomes as to how the public viewed them?
The "best and brightest" senior military officials ran the GWOT for the last 20 years and the withdrawal of Iraq and Afghanistan. Seems to me they set the minimum level of compentancy bar pretty freaking low. I dont know that Hegseth is the right choice....but how much worse can he really be? I would have told you as a 19 year old private on my first deployment to Afghanistan that their plan wouldn't work.
Promoted To Their Highest Level Of Incompetence The Peter Principle observes that employees rise through a firm's hierarchy through promotion until they reach incompetence and that’s where they stay
Infidelity is a flawed character trait in my book. Yes, people cheat, and it was a while ago. But, if someone lies to the person closest to them (a spouse), they will easily lie to perfect strangers. That said, I do believe in the capacity for change. Has he changed? Looking forward, the way Trump went through cabinet secretaries last time, Hegseth could be gone by Thanksgiving.
his bullshit started out as highway patrol putting a hit on my father because he drove a corvette that looked like the one that was stolen from him. a cover up of a cover up of a cover up of a cover up.
“Let the investigation play out?” How dare you. We have to make decisions based on 30 second cnn bites. Next thing is you’ll want us to have all the facts before we come to a conclusion. Geez
I think he’s was a very underwhelming pick who is just a Trump yes man. That’s just my opinion. If he does got approved I hope he does well and it is a big plus that he has no connection to the pentagon. So maybe it was a good pick. Time will tell. I just want the us to be as great as it can be.
As a vet I don't think it's that high but there sure are some dirt bags feeding at the trough and I work with one of them. His 100% disability is 100% bullshit and every other vet we work with has the same opinion. The VA needs to justify their spending and need to keep those on the dole. I do feel for those truly disabled and it's a slap in their face
He's only said that some lie about experiences, service, medals etc. And injuries to get benefits, jobs etc. Post military career or enlistment. He's also only ever said that the ones that do lie and exaggerate to get jobs etc make the rest and ones trying to get same things without lying or exaggerating that much harder because it makes everyone look bad. All the fraud He's talked about 99% of the time is veterans lying about injuries and so on to get higher disability rating for more benefits monthly & in addition to injuries, medals and awards, things they did in their time in the military, capabilities and skills that translate and also cross into civilian life are what's lied about the most and what people that are veterans are caught doing/saying in regards to fraudulent topics/issues.... but again it's his opinion, he's earned the right to give it and say it, it's not incorrect & he isnt makin up the stuff he says either.
We do need to reorganize the VA and trim the fat. I’d almost say it’s more than 50%. But that comes down to leadership gaps between the politicians and frontliners. We waste way too much money.
The real problem with Pete is that he doesn’t hold a board position for any of the big military equipment manufacturers. I think the American people would feel more comfortable if the Secretary of Defense had a financial interest that is directly tied to his appointed position.
The qualifications for SecDef are as follows: Currently civilian that if a Veteran commissioned officer of below the 0-7 rank has not actively served in the last 7 years*, or if 0-7 or above has not served in the last 10 years. This requirement can be legislatively waived by the Senate at their discretion.
Look, if u never served, u don't know, but I do know alot of families have vets, u do believe if u know that member, his character and honorable, now compair it to him , most memeber know a shitbag over a honorable man, and this man just because u say I would let it play out, well if there is smoke there is fire, and if u can approve a felon as president, then this is your guy, he is not qualified, there are to many qualified real men out there. Before u make a bs comment remeber I fought for mu opions, and I lived the life with many men who are more qualified then this boot licker.
I don’t agree with everything Hegseth is about and I don’t know if he’s right for the job. I do hope he does a good job if he gets the gig. Wouldn’t hurt to have some change and trim the fat. We need to go on a diet as a country, together. That’s also being positive and hoping the world won’t fall to hell and back once we start depo’ing mfs. One step at a time! 😂
He lacks the aptitude and knowledge to do the job. He's unqualified period. Compare him to any previous sec def and he wouldn't be able to take their trash out.
@IRatherbeTrashthanADemocrat "Everyone who disagrees with me is on the other team." I'm not a democrat, Pete is unqualified, no Nov 5 jading needed for that opinion.
The constant, fawning, happy face that Mike Glover kept showing us, the audience, because the owner and C.E.O. of BRCC was gracing him with his presence, was starting to make me REALLY uncomfortable. 😟
OK Andy, I hear you. I’m retired USN, 24 years, lowest rank to as high as I could get so I’ve been “ in the trenches” so to speak. My take is: Trump DEMANDS loyalty to him above all else, even the Constitution. I say give Pete a chance to prove himself. But be advised-he’s not going to be able to do something that Trump won’t see as progressing his MAGA agenda. Pete talks great ideas and some I agree with. I used subordinates ideas a lot during my career, but I made sure everyone knew whose idea it was and not mine. If it failed, I took the hit and never called them out. Give me a better idea/plan was my request to them.
Prior service retired urban cop here. I laugh when I see police chiefs on the news explaining the streets. Most chiefs havent sat in a police car in 20 years.
You are so right on this. I’m retired a few years now, and I never could understand a Chief who hasn’t seen the road in decades, trying to tell a street cop how easy it is to do things out there. They are so out of touch. Most as they go up the ranks are just looking for a payday outside the department or political office. Don’t know your opinion on this, but I especially have distain for the mercenary Chiefs who go from city to city saying the right things to the mayors so they can get hired. They have zero knowledge of the department and the city they are in and those are mostly academics who had many good Saturdays to get rank to begin with. NOLA comes to mind.
@ The trick for them is to get a 5 year contract and get terminated year 4. Pick up an interim Chief position so they can draw pay from 2 cities.
They shouldnt be. They should be running a police department. And no one without experience leading well at every level should.
Exactly!
Who says urban ???
Field grade officer is perfect. Senior enough to know how shit works, junior enough to know what actually matters.
'Staff to your deficiencies'. Brilliant advice all leaders should follow!
Just love how Mike sat there deadpan, nodding in agreement, as Andy delivered that descriptive analogy....!
Agreed
@@stauffer20 🤣🤣🤣
Man knows what happens with that level of hand talking!!
I think Pete's rank is perfect. Being a major he's closer to contact, he has his finger on the pulse of the war fighters. He will be awesome.
The pulse of the Minnesota national guard.
@@robertmathis4268 I'm not defending Pete at all in this comment, but as a former Active Duty Commisioned Officer, I loved and valued working with Guardsmen/women. We are all on the same team, and the folks who choose to serve in the Guard/Reserve can provide a very unique perspective the Active Duty folks don't have.
@@robertmathis4268 And? what about Dick Cheney serving as Sec Def under Bush? Did you have a problem with Dick not ever serving in the military? Bet you didn't know!
@@robertmathis4268 So? I know National Guardsmen that saw MORE combat than many of the Tacti-Cool School "commandos" ever did. Regular grunts did the heavy lifting in that war.
@@AlexM-vh2pu Pete loves Cheney and his war. He got started in politics being a pro Iraq War advocate.
A lot of people who have been secretary of defense have never even served in the military. The idea that someone needs to be a general is ridiculous.
but you miss the point. You need high level experience either in the civilian or military arena. Hegseth has neither. He will be cluess for 2 to 3 years in that position. This isn't exactly a good time to be TRAINING the leader of DOD. SMH
0:48 I believe the official term when a flag officer is flushed down the toilet and won’t go down is called a “Milley.”
Agree brothers. We definitely need Pete's iron will leadership. America needs strong willed patriots leading the way.
He's not remotely qualified. Trump could have nominated someone who can actually handle the positon and task them to do what he wants.
Im going to list the requirements to be SoD:
1.) US citizen
2.) Civilian
Qualifications to be POTUS.
1.) US citizen
2.) Over the age of 34
3.) Lived in the US for 14 years
How many knuckleheads have been presidents who should have not been? The reason character and experience matter is so we do not hire fools to positions of importance. This guy is a steady drunk, who misled two veterans organizations who fired him. Was a news anchor, and held mid-level positions in the military at best. How does that make him qualified to lead a 900B budget and 3M service members and civilians? By that logic, the top fryer at McDonalds is qualified to be CEO of the whole company. That is how foolish you sound. Oh, and it is SecDef, not SoD.
@@Jonathan-mw1wq presidential nominee Joe Biden's only mandatory requirement for vice president was the pick had to be "a woman of color"
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@@Jonathan-mw1wq SoD
Low bar. It's about more than requirements.
Enjoy your material Andy! Same goes for Mike's!
Regarding rank (or even military service, as Gates, and others, never served in the military) as a requirement for Sec of DOD, Dick Chaney had 5 draft deferments, to which Chaney stated, "[I had other things to do at the time,]" when asked about his 5 draft deferments during his Senate confirmation.
and Rumsfeld before Gates .....
Gates and Rumsfield were both junior officers that didn’t rise to O-4.
@dylanbuffenbarger8557 ohhhh my bad
Rank shouldn’t be a requirement, you eliminate the “good o’l boy” network that way. He also went to Princeton and Harvard, so he’s definitely not a knuckle dragger.
Andy, you're so right. case in point; Ronald Reagan was not the top expert in the things he ran. but he knew how to find the right people
Eisenhower never commanded troops in Battle, but he was perfect because he did not have a massive ego like Patton or Montgomery.
I'm hoping this will be a positive change for the position. There's been a lot of repeated problems with the men in this position in the past.
Your words are thoughtful and intelligent. Always pleasure to listen to your side Mr. Stumpf
I’ve listen to a lot of your stuff and it’s great entertainment. I served 23 years (us army) and I would rather have someone with his own backbone rather than riding on someone else’s. Like any type of military selection, it’s gonna be tough and many guys have the bells and whistles but only the right guy is chosen, in my opinion, he’s not the right guy.
We need him
Rank may very well not be a requirement, I don’t disagree … but that doesn’t mean Hegseth doesn’t have glaring character issues, and his “wandering eye” is absolutely a security risk, especially when paired with alcoholism (which I hope he gets the help he needs to overcome).
This is really the best we can do? How is the standard this low for such an important position?
With respect to the sexual assault accusations, the system has ALREADY rendered judgement. The accusation was investigated by law enforcement, and they found no basis for charging him. To repeat, he was never even charged.
He lacks judgement and accountability.
@ That is an opinion that has absolutely no relevance to the fact that the investigating department found no basis to bring charges.
@@robertmathis4268how? Stellar military officer, exceptional academics, and he wrote a book on his goals.
You don't know that the woman didn't put something in his drink...she brought false SA charges.
@@jayjohnson3732 Great, that's half the issue with this guy. Like the guy above me said, the guy lacks moral integrity and feels he deserves no accountability for his actions. Rehearsed answers and couldn't stand on his morals and give a clear answer on why he deserves the role. Not even touching on his absolute incompetence on anything job related he was asked.
You’re basing that comment on what? Words you hear from the opposing political party?
Many SECDEFs had very little time in uniform. Of the 28 appointed SECDEFs 7 in fact never served a day in uniform. 13 served less than 5 years (most were WWI and WW2 and most were Company Grade) and 1 was an NCO (Chuck Hagel, E5 in the Army served in Nam). Only 5 served for more than 5 years and only 3 rose to the rank of O6 or above….
Andy wants DEI for Hegseth lol
Fealty to Trump and not the constitution.
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Listen to Own Soldiers in Combat is a Great Start!
100% agreement. Rank is no indicator of actual leadership, especially the flipping buereacraps. Love having someone who prioritizes the folks on the sharp end.
Majors don't sit at the Big Boys table. Pete will fold under pressure or will act like Trump and BS his way through his duties
On the issue of SA, there's a much larger issue with UCMJ, which is subjectivity.
The phrase "Commander's discretion" is great for 99% of decisions regarding combat and tactics. But for investigations or issuing punishments, its morally questionable and unjust if a commander has the authority to override/ignore a fact-based ruling and issue their own subjective ruling.
But hey, I only did 6 years as a Jr Officer.
Look at the failures we currently have with people of rank! It is a similar problem in LE!
Austen had all the "quaifications"' and look how that turned out
Rank may not - depth of experience DOES matter 😉
@davedave2941 I argue that bureaucratic 'depth' is a negative, particularly today. Hegseth has far more depth than most previous Sec Defs in combat and line officer experience.
Hegseth has already IDd the problems and offered solutions for our military; he wrote the book! COMPREHENSION is the he, and he has the support of the president and the ranks to execute!
No. Just a lack of leadership experience. Havent seen anyone who served with the tv host in combat who attests to his leadership.
Andy or Mike would be great in Sec Def seat.
It’s like McDonald’s hiring a branch manager as their new CEO, 😂
Not even the branch manager. More like assistant manager to the cooks.
I once worked for a Deputy Secretary of Defense. He was a retired Marine colonel (O-6). Behind his back, the senior flag officers called him “the colonel” even though he was the second ranking official in the Pentagon, far out-ranking them. FWIW, two of their other interesting behind-the-back denigrations was “suits” for all civilian officials (always snarled with extreme prejudice) and my favorite, “clackers.” Guess… I’ll wait.
Clackers is the sound a female “suit” makes when walking down the Pentagon halls…
When I think of the Secretary of Defense, it’s a cabinet position that is civilian role appointed by the President of the United States. The person that the President picks to fill the role is approved by the United States Senate. In the past it has been filled by high ranking military officers but it’s not a requirement rank means nothing. Pete Hegseth has 20 years experience of leading infantry units on the ground with bullets being fired at him. There are great officers and there are bad ones he was one of the good ones. He has a couple of silver stars, one with a V device and other awards plus retiring as a Major. The Secretary of Defense is a liaison between the military and the executive branch that leads the Pentagon. There’s a reason for having a civilian led military. He knows what the warfighter goes through as well as their needs. Oh by the way he’s a graduate of West Point with two degrees from Harvard and Princeton.
Why would you get someone to sign
An NDA
Pete’s also one of the few high profile people asking why there were no stars on the table after the afghan withdrawal. Don’t hear anyone else with influence or power asking that question.
Pete hegseth is the Right wing version of a DEI Hire. Not the best candidate out there, barely passing experience, but picked for visual reasons. He has many dings in his past that disqualify him. Nothing he says or stands for is unique and any veteran can do the same. Again, there are many MORE qualified people out there that are just as non-traditional as hegseth. That's why this is a bad nomination.
I usually agree with Andy, rank is not a requirement but exposure to strategic level military operations should not an on the job learning experience. Pete would make a fantastic under secretary, but sec def? No. At least not yet.
Andy, you should serve as SECDEF!!!
Chaney hadn't been in the military, and he was SEC Def. In the 80s.
Recruitment is low because of the lack of trust in leadership.
OK Andy, I hear you. I’m retired USN, 24 years, lowest rank to as high as I could get so I’ve been “ in the trenches” so to speak. My take is: Trump DEMANDS loyalty to him above all else, even the Constitution. I say give Pete a chance to prove himself. But be advised-he’s not going to be able to do something that Trump won’t see as progressing his MAGA agenda. Pete talks great ideas and some I agree with. I used subordinates ideas a lot during my career, but I made sure everyone knew whose idea it was and not mine. If it failed, I took the hit and never called them out. Give me a better idea/plan was my request to them.
Since the majority of voters went with Trump it will absolutely be MAGA agenda as that is what people voted for
Qualifications for being the Secretary of Defense is to be an American civilian. PERIOD
It would be nice, if all his time was active and not mostly national guard. That is the lack of experience. When you break down time. 4 years is only equal 1 active
Andy you are the problem, because we need people like you in politics and you are too smart to get into politics. Come on man , take one for the team.🤟 just remember your response is monitored by UA-cam so keep it PG13 .😂
Stop it, Andy, you're making sense!
Mike: 🗿agreed
Just wanted to be comment # 100.
Thanks, love the content!
Chuck Hagel was only an E4
This post-GWOT revamp of “waving the bloody shirt” is so fucking dumb. Now were getting stuck with idiots like Tom Cotton who won’t give up acting like Joe McCarthy
I would go with a Old time E-7 to W3
I see where Andy’s coming from but Hegseth’s not it. Try not to look at this politically, he’s simply not qualified to be the “CEO” of a 3 million person organization
Was hoping Mike would be able to get in more than 1 word.
Didnt I watch this a few weeks ago???
Thank you.
Are there really people who don't know the SecDef is a civilian position???
If being a senior commissioned officer is a requirement, then why did President Obama nominate Chuck Hagel as the 24th Secretary of Defense after a career ending as a junior Sergeant (E-5)? I’m pretty sure his Combat Infantry Badge and two Purple Hearts from service in Vietnam (1967-1968) proved his loyalty and bone fidelity. The rank argument is moot. Put the right person in the right position at the right time. Problem solved…
Sorry, no...pete is not close to what the country needs. You want change fine me a person of both character and morales who can inspire all the services like Madis or Powell.
They put him through an Israeli loyalty test and cops forced an older veteran out who was speaking not only his mind but the truth.
One SecDef held the rank of Lt when he was in.
Why was Glover a part of this?
It's a conversation
This isn’t going to go well. Then I guess people will go back to understanding experience in a problum set is better than proximity to it.
Pete is what we need for SECDEF because he is closer to the grind of soldiers on the grassroots than at the high senior leadership jaded mindset.
He was a guardsmen he ain't close to shit.
@@robertmathis4268 you sound ditzy majority of GWOT was fought by reserves/guard.
its like watching undercover agents who infiltrate motorcycle gangs talking about depression alcoholism they experienced while on the job. Person B has also done it multiple times and gets eviscerated for doing it 8 times. Was it the subject matter or was it the title of person B that had totally different outcomes as to how the public viewed them?
He’s not qualified…to keep us in forever wars.
The "best and brightest" senior military officials ran the GWOT for the last 20 years and the withdrawal of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Seems to me they set the minimum level of compentancy bar pretty freaking low. I dont know that Hegseth is the right choice....but how much worse can he really be?
I would have told you as a 19 year old private on my first deployment to Afghanistan that their plan wouldn't work.
Promoted To Their Highest Level Of Incompetence
The Peter Principle observes that employees rise through a firm's hierarchy through promotion until they reach incompetence and that’s where they stay
If you listen to senator duckworth questioning him his obviously not qualified
Careful Andy, I wish they would ask you to be SECNAV.
Infidelity is a flawed character trait in my book. Yes, people cheat, and it was a while ago. But, if someone lies to the person closest to them (a spouse), they will easily lie to perfect strangers. That said, I do believe in the capacity for change. Has he changed? Looking forward, the way Trump went through cabinet secretaries last time, Hegseth could be gone by Thanksgiving.
Crazy how far the Republican Party has fallen.
He is not qualified.
Why
his bullshit started out as highway patrol putting a hit on my father because he drove a corvette that looked like the one that was stolen from him. a cover up of a cover up of a cover up of a cover up.
human traffickers?
look in the mirror buddy
“Let the investigation play out?” How dare you. We have to make decisions based on 30 second cnn bites. Next thing is you’ll want us to have all the facts before we come to a conclusion. Geez
William Cohen was a total dud. Totally acceptable to DC.
I think he’s was a very underwhelming pick who is just a Trump yes man. That’s just my opinion. If he does got approved I hope he does well and it is a big plus that he has no connection to the pentagon. So maybe it was a good pick. Time will tell. I just want the us to be as great as it can be.
Hegseth seems like a stand up dude and he loves Jesus. He’s got my vote.
The Jesus shield 😂
I doubt Jesus gave the sermon on the mount hammered.
He’s a drunk serial adulterer, but OK.
I stopped at 2:47 had I not been having a snack it would’ve been earlier.
Did you ever get anywhere with your yammering?
This guy thinks 50% of disabled Veterans are fraudulent.
You sound like one of them.
As a vet I don't think it's that high but there sure are some dirt bags feeding at the trough and I work with one of them. His 100% disability is 100% bullshit and every other vet we work with has the same opinion. The VA needs to justify their spending and need to keep those on the dole. I do feel for those truly disabled and it's a slap in their face
He's only said that some lie about experiences, service, medals etc. And injuries to get benefits, jobs etc. Post military career or enlistment. He's also only ever said that the ones that do lie and exaggerate to get jobs etc make the rest and ones trying to get same things without lying or exaggerating that much harder because it makes everyone look bad. All the fraud He's talked about 99% of the time is veterans lying about injuries and so on to get higher disability rating for more benefits monthly & in addition to injuries, medals and awards, things they did in their time in the military, capabilities and skills that translate and also cross into civilian life are what's lied about the most and what people that are veterans are caught doing/saying in regards to fraudulent topics/issues.... but again it's his opinion, he's earned the right to give it and say it, it's not incorrect & he isnt makin up the stuff he says either.
Because that's probably accurate. I know guys drawing a check that isn't hurt at all. People tell me to go. They will give you something, they say.
We do need to reorganize the VA and trim the fat. I’d almost say it’s more than 50%. But that comes down to leadership gaps between the politicians and frontliners. We waste way too much money.
The real problem with Pete is that he doesn’t hold a board position for any of the big military equipment manufacturers. I think the American people would feel more comfortable if the Secretary of Defense had a financial interest that is directly tied to his appointed position.
He's woefully unqualified
The qualifications for SecDef are as follows:
Currently civilian that if a Veteran commissioned officer of below the 0-7 rank has not actively served in the last 7 years*, or if 0-7 or above has not served in the last 10 years. This requirement can be legislatively waived by the Senate at their discretion.
@@boogaloobaloo Cool, that's what it says on paper. Good job.
Look, if u never served, u don't know, but I do know alot of families have vets, u do believe if u know that member, his character and honorable, now compair it to him , most memeber know a shitbag over a honorable man, and this man just because u say I would let it play out, well if there is smoke there is fire, and if u can approve a felon as president, then this is your guy, he is not qualified, there are to many qualified real men out there. Before u make a bs comment remeber I fought for mu opions, and I lived the life with many men who are more qualified then this boot licker.
I don’t agree with everything Hegseth is about and I don’t know if he’s right for the job. I do hope he does a good job if he gets the gig. Wouldn’t hurt to have some change and trim the fat. We need to go on a diet as a country, together.
That’s also being positive and hoping the world won’t fall to hell and back once we start depo’ing mfs.
One step at a time! 😂
He lacks the aptitude and knowledge to do the job. He's unqualified period. Compare him to any previous sec def and he wouldn't be able to take their trash out.
Come on man. I know it's probably hard dealing with that Nov 5 L, but come on man, the current guy on his way out went AWOL for a week or more .
You didnt respond to his facts lol@IRatherbeTrashthanADemocrat
@IRatherbeTrashthanADemocrat "Everyone who disagrees with me is on the other team." I'm not a democrat, Pete is unqualified, no Nov 5 jading needed for that opinion.
The constant, fawning, happy face that Mike Glover kept showing us, the audience, because the owner and C.E.O. of BRCC was gracing him with his presence, was starting to make me REALLY uncomfortable. 😟
2 time SECDEF Donald Rumsfeld had the same amount of military experience as Pete Hegseth.
Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men and weak men create hard times. Time for strong men to return!!
Pete doesn't want to be told what to do. He likes the Boss title too much and will have a tantrum
What military experience did Hillary have?
Elon Musk should be the Secretary of Defense the U.S.military.
It's like Star Wars in Greenland.
Increased rank also means exponential loss of brain cells. Facts 👌.
This crazy son
The higher ranks are focused on politics. Read the book " About Face "
OK Andy, I hear you. I’m retired USN, 24 years, lowest rank to as high as I could get so I’ve been “ in the trenches” so to speak. My take is: Trump DEMANDS loyalty to him above all else, even the Constitution. I say give Pete a chance to prove himself. But be advised-he’s not going to be able to do something that Trump won’t see as progressing his MAGA agenda. Pete talks great ideas and some I agree with. I used subordinates ideas a lot during my career, but I made sure everyone knew whose idea it was and not mine. If it failed, I took the hit and never called them out. Give me a better idea/plan was my request to them.