Hegseth lecturing generals and admirals now like they don't know anything.

[everyonematters]

[displacedvermoter]

1. I believe he has, though he is in no

position to be talking down to these men and women. Respect for senior officers is another cornerstone of military tradition and the warrior ethic, for want of a better term.

Someone in the crowd should tell him to pipe down.

[ananda]

14. Absolutely right.

The way ranks work is actually a matter of life and death.

[displacedvermoter]

23. Let me add, he is their superior in the

chain-of-command, and as such it is important that they should have respect for him. Today's nonsense will do nothing to gain that respect.

[John1956PA]

2. I could be wrong, but I think he was inside an armored vehicle in Iraq which was hit by a missile which did not explode.

[Ellipsis]

3. live video here

https://www.war.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=36924

[superpatriotman]

4. This is like a mega church sermon

Which focuses on killing

[gab13by13]

5. This has nothing to do with a lecture about military procedures,

this is a lecture that the top brass' first loyalty is to Krasnov and not to the Constitution. This lecture is a threat that anyone who disobeys an order will be terminated without pension.

[Champp]

20. Tatooed Republican drydrunk shitting on the Constitution of the United States

[sop]

6. Unfortunately, these officers are prohibited from expressing "contemptuous words" about current leadership.

They're subject to Article 88 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

[rubbersole]

7. This white supremacy diatribe isn't going to go over well.

He's not an 'alpha' male talking to his peers. He's an unqualified alcoholic bootlicker talking down to some of the most dedicated/disciplined public servants in America.

[mobeau69]

8. They all have proven knowledge, skills and abilities and earned their rank as

base commanders, wing commanders, commanders, war college graduates etc. etc. Kegsbreath not so much.

[The Roux Comes First]

26. And, Frankly, Any One of Them is His Superior in Every Aspect of Character

They just have not had the benefit of excelling as an asshole on a "reality" teevee show.

[Bread and Circuses]

9. Listened to a bit.. seems like he wants to return to abusing soldiers and kicking out women

[lapfog_1]

10. apparently, only muscular men

can fight a war

oh, it helps if you are a bit of a bully, white, and Christian.

[ms liberty]

13. Muscled, cleanshaven men

You know, because warriors with beards are wusses?????

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. But but but, all the manly man maga are clad in scruffy beards or in neck beards. Contradiction! . . . . nt

[displacedvermoter]

17. Like the Vikings!

Or Sikhs!

[no_hypocrisy]

11. Either they are staring at the wall, or

exchanging meaningful glances.

[Srkdqltr]

12. I watched a bit. It's chilling. He was saying that there will be changes and if they didn't like it resign.

[ananda]

15. What a shameful embarrassment.

Words fail.

[malaise]

18. Well the liar in chief is topping that

calls them central casting

[ananda]

21. I guess it's all reality tv to him

“I’m ready for my closeup …”

[Kid Berwyn]

19. They're seeing exactly what kind of people MAGA promote.

Drunken NAZI scum.

[maxrandb]

22. He has no fucking clue

Hey Whiskey Pete, how many push-ups do you need to do to fucking pass Navy Nuclear Power School?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

24. (holds for applause that doesn't come)

Link to tweet

[LetMyPeopleVote]

25. MaddowBlog-Why Pete Hegseth's pitch to generals and admirals was even worse than expected

Did the secretary bring generals and admirals in from around the world so he could treat them like a CPAC audience? Actually, yes, he did.

Why Pete Hegseth’s pitch to generals and admirals was even worse than expected

flip.it/GIAS0g

— (@gypsydaveh.bsky.social) 2025-09-30T16:25:32.516Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pete-hegseth-speech-generals-admirals-rcna234674

But having heard the secretary’s remarks, he proved to be even worse than expected. Reuters reported:

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed ‘fat generals’ and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders on Tuesday they should resign if they don’t support his agenda. ‘Foolish and reckless political leaders set the wrong compass heading and we lost our way. We became the “Woke Department,”’ Hegseth said as he kicked off the event in Quantico, Virginia. ‘But not anymore,’ he said.

Choosing the worst moment from Hegseth’s bizarre and unnecessary speech is admittedly challenging. Was it his boasts about firing qualified military leaders? Or maybe his condemnation of diversity initiatives and climate change as “s---” that the military will no longer care about?.....

Maybe the lowest of the low points was Hegseth’s comment that seemed to open the door to a new attitude toward war crimes. “We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don’t fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country,” he declared. “No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement.”

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-09-30T13:06:31.204Z

In other words, Hegseth spent millions of taxpayer dollars to bring generals and admirals in from around the world so that he could treat them like a CPAC audience.

As for those in attendance who might’ve been uncomfortable with the secretary’s absurdities, he extended some advice to them, too. “If the words I’m speaking today are making your heart sink, then you should do the honorable thing and resign,” Hegseth said.

[patphil]

27. If the words I'm speaking today are making your heart sink, then you should do the honorable thing and resign

Said the most dishonorable man ever to be appointed Secretary of Defense.
The honorable thing to do would be to support the oath they took to "defend and protect the US from all enemies both foreign and domestic".
Right now the Trump administration is looking like a domestic enemy.