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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,536 posts)
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 02:53 PM Sep 2025

Military leaders consider recruiting campaign: "Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors"

Military leaders consider recruiting campaign centered around Charlie Kirk

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WASHINGTON — Pentagon leaders are considering a new recruiting campaign that would encourage young people to honor the legacy of assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk by joining the military, according to two officials familiar with the planning.

The idea would be to frame the recruiting campaign as a national call to service, the officials said. Possible slogans that Pentagon leaders have discussed include “Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors,” according to the officials.

Anthony Tata, who serves as undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, is leading the effort, the officials said.
As part of the potential new campaign, Pentagon leaders are considering using chapters of Kirk’s political organization, Turning Point USA, at schools across the U.S. as military recruitment centers, the officials said. That could include inviting recruiters to be present at events or advertising for the military at the chapters, one of them explained. President Donald Trump has credited Kirk and Turning Point USA with helping him win the 2024 election.

The officials did not know what the timing would be for rolling out the possible new recruitment campaign, and it’s not clear if it will ultimately happen. The idea is facing resistance from some Pentagon leaders who have privately warned those working on the effort that such a campaign could be perceived as the military trying to capitalize on Kirk’s death, the two officials said. Kirk did not serve in the armed forces.

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Military leaders consider recruiting campaign: "Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors" (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2025 OP
Henchmen is more like it. Silent Type Sep 2025 #1
They should be careful what they wish for. Redleg Sep 2025 #2
Oh great. Now I'll get a break from Noem's 24/7 commercials with military propaganda newdeal2 Sep 2025 #3
Gee, they aren't hiding their plans very well are they SamuelTheThird Sep 2025 #4
20 yr old gamers living in Mom's basement n/t leftstreet Sep 2025 #5
Is this Whiskey Pete's idea? The mind reels. Hekate Sep 2025 #6
Only if the military becomes reduced to playing "Call of Duty" haele Sep 2025 #7
Enough of this already JBTaurus83 Sep 2025 #8
His death is useful, in the right hands Hekate Sep 2025 #11
I guarantee none will be from wealthy families. Kingofalldems Sep 2025 #9
And since most of the chapters with any members are private h.s., well, we can do the math Iris Sep 2025 #25
Well they seem to have found their white "Christian" martyr. I had to go look up Horst Wessel... Hekate Sep 2025 #10
Funny, the Klan had the same idea. nt Buns_of_Fire Sep 2025 #12
Wait a minute. He's the one who got shot. hunter Sep 2025 #13
Ridiculous. Nt BootinUp Sep 2025 #14
They can get their own uniforms and gear off the Internet ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2025 #15
A generation that can't finish the obstacle course or find the mess hall without first consulting their GPS or ChatGPT pecosbob Sep 2025 #16
Did Kirk ever serve? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2025 #17
Nope BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2025 #18
Kirk-o-mania for a $100, Alex. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sep 2025 #19
Damn Solly Mack Sep 2025 #20
How stupid MorbidButterflyTat Sep 2025 #21
Oh, and my flag waving neighbor for Kirk??? Posted on his Facebook page some video of all the "new Christians a kennedy Sep 2025 #22
Oh SPARE ME! What was Charlie's military record, again ??? Jack Valentino Sep 2025 #23
Wait until they find out most university chapters have about 5 members Iris Sep 2025 #24
charlie didn't serve in the military. Klarkashton Sep 2025 #26
If they want to try to exclude minorities from the military, let them. Gore1FL Sep 2025 #27
ah jeez not Anthony tatahead again dweller Sep 2025 #28
Except 70 to 90% of the college students rejected Kirk's message. Blue Full Moon Sep 2025 #29
Hahahahahaha .... Mike Niendorff Sep 2025 #30

Redleg

(6,974 posts)
2. They should be careful what they wish for.
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 03:16 PM
Sep 2025

Or "be careful for what they wish," which sounds very stilted. Anyway, if the military didn't already have a problem with white supremacy within its ranks, it surely will in the near future.

haele

(15,468 posts)
7. Only if the military becomes reduced to playing "Call of Duty"
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 03:23 PM
Sep 2025

Or running unmanned armaments.
From what I can see, the recruits that would be attracted by Kirk's "martyrdom" are typically motivated by their personal emotions, and tend to be snowflakes and quitters because they're still living in their comfortable ideological bubbles.

Iris

(16,884 posts)
25. And since most of the chapters with any members are private h.s., well, we can do the math
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:41 PM
Sep 2025

What a waste of time even thinking about this idea

Hekate

(100,133 posts)
10. Well they seem to have found their white "Christian" martyr. I had to go look up Horst Wessel...
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 03:29 PM
Sep 2025

…when somebody referenced it, yet again. I always thought it was a song (as in “They’re singing the Horst Wessel” ) but it turns out to have been the name of a flaming young Nazi who got himself murdered about 1929 — he had written a patriotic song for and about Nazis, and he and it got popularized and valorized to hell and back, all over the Third Reich.

So, yeah. Have our wannabe White Xian Nationalists found their bleeding martyr? Is there a song coming out?

pecosbob

(8,429 posts)
16. A generation that can't finish the obstacle course or find the mess hall without first consulting their GPS or ChatGPT
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 04:41 PM
Sep 2025

a kennedy

(36,108 posts)
22. Oh, and my flag waving neighbor for Kirk??? Posted on his Facebook page some video of all the "new Christians
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:18 PM
Sep 2025

who are now going to church”.

Jack Valentino

(5,149 posts)
23. Oh SPARE ME! What was Charlie's military record, again ???
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:27 PM
Sep 2025

Mostly consisted of supporting a man who called our war dead "suckers and losers" !

Iris

(16,884 posts)
24. Wait until they find out most university chapters have about 5 members
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:38 PM
Sep 2025

And they would not be great recruitment material.

High school chapters seem larger but are mostly on private schools so I don't those parents are seeking a military experience for their kids

Gore1FL

(22,963 posts)
27. If they want to try to exclude minorities from the military, let them.
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:51 PM
Sep 2025

It won't work out well.

dweller

(28,506 posts)
28. ah jeez not Anthony tatahead again
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 11:00 PM
Sep 2025

That clown was here in NC screwing up our school systems …

Quick search and find Elizabeth Warren’s letter to him , first couple of paragraphs are revealing
https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_from_senator_warren_senate_dems_to_anthony_tata_re_usdpr_nomination.pdf

He’s a total ass clown .


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Blue Full Moon

(3,558 posts)
29. Except 70 to 90% of the college students rejected Kirk's message.
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 12:53 AM
Sep 2025

Sounds like the stanza from the Horst Wessel song again.

Mike Niendorff

(3,655 posts)
30. Hahahahahaha ....
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 01:14 AM
Sep 2025

Unfortunately, they're "keyboard warriors".

Come fighting time, they all suddenly get bone spurs. Just like their Dear Leader.


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