Kegsbreath: So "Captain" Kelly, not only did your sedition video intentionally undercut good order & discipline...

[demmiblue]

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every single thing hegseth says in public reveals a bottomless pit of insecurity

— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) 2025-11-25T13:08:00.515Z

The audacity of this little shit…

EDITED to add:

Went to look at what Hegseth is quoting and it's not even a mirror image problem, Kelly's medals are in the right order. I suspect Hegseth just doesn't know what he's looking at, and he's too lazy and shameless to google it.

x.com/PeteHegseth/...

www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/References/U...

— Max Kennerly (@maxkennerly.bsky.social) 2025-11-25T13:29:50.826Z

[MarineCombatEngineer]

1. Kegsbreath just doesn't know when to shut the fuck up,

which is good, every word out of his pie hole is proof of his gross incompetence.

[Botany]

18. Digging one's own grave.

Sen. Kelly is a real life hero with an impeccable record of accomplishments.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

105. Not fast enough.

[popsdenver]

104. Some one, once said:

"It is better to be thought a fool, rather than to speak and remove all doubt"...........

[spanone]

2. Another Sick Fuck.

[Mr.Bee]

39. TOO Much FOXNEWS!

[Dave Id]

50. Too much FOXNEWS

...and way too much alcohol.

[COL Mustard]

138. POXNEWS

Fixed it for ya!

[marble falls]

3. In the Nam, he'd have been woken one morning by a grenade tossed in his hootch. Just sayin', it could happen.

[Bo Zarts]

26. The "Neidermeyer" Effect

Douglas C. Neidermeyer (fictional character in the 1978 film Animal House) was the quintessential ROTC asshole. Neidermeyer didn't last long in the 'Nam. According to the credits at the end of the movie, 'ole Doug was fragged by his own troops.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

35. I still watch that movie from time to time,

my favorite scene, out of all my other favorite scenes was the horse scene.

[jmowreader]

111. He must have made it back. He was in those Twisted Sister videos

The story goes that Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider loved Niedermeyer in Animal House and wanted "someone like Niedermeyer" to play the father in the "We're Not Gonna Take It" video. Mr. Snider was more than happy to learn they could cast the actual Niedermeyer.

[rampartd]

29. in my platoon he might have lasted a week

about a week longer than lt bonespur.

[KS Toronado]

53. Had a 2nd Lt in AIT who said he was going to have me Court-Martial-ed

Informed the 1st Sgt who's orders I had followed "Don't worry trooper I'll take care of it" Few days later he
had orders for Vietnam, everyone said he wouldn't last a week over there.

[Irish_Dem]

84. 2nd Lts used to scatter like roaches when a high ranking NCO came into the room.

At least the smart ones did.

[AverageOldGuy]

106. I was fortunate

Several of my ROTC instructors were senior NCOs with either WW II or Korean War experience. They made it clear to us ROTC cadets how to work with NCOs.

As an artillery officer I relied from day one on the Chief of Smoke and the Section Chiefs who knew their guns and the FDC forward and backward. As a young battery commander, I had a First Sergeant who was about the same age as my grandfather . . . I learned a lot from him.

[Irish_Dem]

110. NCOs are one of the reasons the US won WWII.

Our enemies have a military top down power structure, troops in the field cannot make decisions
which are made by officers sitting in a safe field tent away from the front line.

When the Allies landed on Normandy Beach the German generals watched helplessly and could
do little. They had to get permission from Hitler to move troops from other parts of Europe to stop the Allies.
But Hitler was sleeping with orders not to be awakened.

Military troops out in the field experience changing conditions, often rapidly changing conditions.
American NCOs have the ability, training, permission to make decisions out in the field.
This gives the US a big combat edge.

Interestingly China and Russia keep trying to replicated our NCO military system and for
various reasons they cannot do it.

[KS Toronado]

115. Sounds just like Donvict's style of leadership

and those who dare to question him, he'll hurt them every way he can think of.

[Irish_Dem]

135. Yes Trump is destroying the US military by taking away the ability of troops to make decisions in the field.

And taking away Top Brass's best judgment.

He is creating an atmosphere where everyone is going to second guess themselves and fear reprisal.
This is why Russia and China cannot get an NCO system going in their military.
No one wants to make a decision and lose their rank and face court martial.

[haele]

145. That's because a strict hierarchal society does not have the flexibility to allow initiative.

Everyone has their place in an ordered world. And it's all about bloodlines, not genetics
Rulers are supposed to rule, if you were born in an elite family, you're supposed to be elite - smarter, nobler, more worthy. You're born into your responsibilities. It's pretty much a belief that God's or God intends for your family to carry a certain level of honor.

A Peasant is always a peasant. Just depends on how much in the way of legal rights a peasant or servant is supposed to have; if they're to be considered a tool or an actual living being.

In such societies - like Russia, China, and other more strict societies - the idea that an NCO is anything other than an enforcer or other type of tool for the Commissioned Officer Class is literally unthinkable. An NCO who acted outside of orders could face severe punishment should anything go wrong or their officers felt slighted, insulted, or threatened if they didn't follow orders but succeeded.

A Meritocracy (be it hierarchal or democratic) however...that spurs innovation. That allows for people to move more freely between class structures into and out of leadership.

[Irish_Dem]

146. Exactly. Trump is destroying the US military by installing a losing command structure.

Top down is not going to work effectively in battle.

[soldierant]

130. In my experience,

if 2nd Lts - and other officers, would dimply treat all enlisted, NCO or not, as human beings - they would not run into issues like this (and they would possibly also never get a painful inoculation.)

[Irish_Dem]

133. In the US Air Force, the NCOs keep the planes in the air.

When you are flying combat the last thing you need are mechanical difficulties.

So my USAF career officer father was always in awe of them and gave them a lot of respect.
Without them there would be no Air Force.

Most people don't realize that for every USAF plane in the air, there are thousands of
other troops acting as support and keeping everything running smoothly.
Many of them enlisted.

When I was an AF kid, we loved the lower ranked airmen. They were so kind to us.
We were stationed on overseas bases during the Viet Nam war and the fathers were gone
all the time flying combat in VN. The airmen kept everything going on the base.

Well the kids scattered too when a USAF Sgt with a lot of stripes came into the room.
The top Sgts were of the mindset that if the USAF wanted the men to have kids they would
have issued them.

[soldierant]

141. Al the services deoend on their NCOs.

I was in the USMC myself. I was taught in Officer Basic that NCO were the backbone of the Corps. It probably is the most obvious in the Air Force - anyone can grasp the importance of the planes staying in the air. But it's true for all. If all officers aren't told it in basic, they should be - some probably will still not grasp it, sadly.

When I was returning to the US after an overseas tour, I was collecting my records to take with me, and as I was leaving medical, I asked where dental was then, since it had moved. The Corpsman (if I recall correctly an E5) said, "It's in the back of this building. I'll show you." I said something to the effect that I thought I could find it from his information and that he must have more important things to do, to which he replied, "It's my pleasure, Ma'am. You have always treated us like human beings." When I said "Well, yes, that's what you are," he advised me that not everyone thought that. And I'm afraid he was correct.

[Irish_Dem]

142. My father would get angry if he heard anyone putting down members of the USAF

officer or enlisted.

Sometimes the kids would repeat things heard at school and my father would give a lecture about it.

The Air Force is a big wheel with thousands of cogs which keep it running.
If any of the cogs can't function because they are badly treated the entire damn wheel doesn't turn the way it should.

He also said when you are in combat it doesn't matter who has your back and saves your life.
Every one counts.

People flying combat don't have to worry about their families, the commissary workers keep their families fed.
The teachers educate their children. The base commander keeps the base running, etc.

My Dad would have liked your style and agreed with you!

The AF mechanics in WWII for example were magicians. I recently ran into a man whose father was a
mechanic in WWII in the Burma Hump theater, where my Dad was a young tail gunner at the same time!

I asked this man how in the world did the mechanics find parts out in the middle of nowhere to keep the planes flying.
He said the guys made some of the parts the best they could. And anytime they heard of a plane going down,
ours or the enemy, they took long jeep rides and took every part they could scrounge. Their sole mission in life
was to keep America's planes in the air and by god they did.

I also am in awe of the stories I read a out the USMC and Army NCOs who are out in the field, leading troops in horrific battle conditions who are born leaders, so smart, brave, clever.

Russia and China keep trying to replicate American NCO system and just cannot do it.
No one seems to be able to do it.

As I said as kids on small remote working Air Force bases overseas we loved the young airmen who were so kind to us.
I know there were airman risking their lives in combat conditions, but we had the ones who would try to make our lives a bit better because conditions were not always great for us. We had no American TV except a few hours of US news
but they would broadcast some kid's programs for us.

And when we were on lockdown due to typhoons hitting the island they would play I love Lucy
and the like all day and all night for us on the base TV station. In this kind of dangerous situation
the men all had to fly the airplanes and themselves to a safe location and left the woman and children behind.
Ha, the men and airplanes were worth a lot of money, we weren't. Anyway our mothers played cards and drank Typhoon punch and the kids stayed up all night watching the TV shows the airmen scrounged up for us somehow! We were so happy.

Whenever I happen to see a one or two stripe airman even today I want to hug him!

[Joinfortmill]

93. And likely did happen. Vietnam Vets saw shit, man. They saw shit

Married one.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

94. I never saw it happen,

but I did hear about one incident where a Lt. had a grenade thrown at him but failed to detonate.

[marble falls]

112. Just a little history ...

https://www.historynet.com/the-hard-truth-about-fragging/

[MarineCombatEngineer]

113. Thank you,

very interesting read.
Luckily for me, I had level headed Lt.'s during my 2 tours, no problems there, my 2nd tour, I was already a Sgt. and the Lt. made sure that I was in on the nuts and bolts of any ops we were conducting.

[marble falls]

118. Top kicks were king.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

114. This scene from the movie, Rules of Engagement is pretty much the truth in '68.

[marble falls]

119. "16 minutes".

[MarineCombatEngineer]

120. 16 fucking minutes,

and that's all I remember.

[marble falls]

121. There were little rules, one was don't stay too close to the radio man. another: don't stand up yelling orders.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

122. Yeah, back then the antennas on our PRC 25's were a dead giveaway, unlike today's

comms. and standing up during firefight separated the vets from the FNG's.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

131. My father tells a story ...

My father tells a story that when he was in his last year in high school in 1959, he applied for West Point. His father had been an Army doc in WWII (now buried in Arlington) and his family had a tradition of service in the military.

He says that they brought applicants to a central place for a day of testing. He did well in the morning but ate a big meal for lunch and fell asleep during the afternoon. Needless to say, he did not pass and did not go to West Point.

He was thankful for this as he says he wanted to be a General and to him that meant going into the infantry. So, he would have graduated as a 2LT in the Infantry in 1963 and likely would have ended up in Vietnam as one of those 16-minute butter bars - whether form the enemy or his own troops I leave unexplored. And I never would have been born.

I have many doubts as to the truth of this whole story, but he was of that age and there was a tradition of service in his father's generation. So, I am willing to let any embellishments pass.

Years later when I was a prof at the Army War College, I met a few Vietnam-era vets, already retired from active duty and there as post-service academics. I have trouble picturing my Dad in their place.

Thank you and all the others who did serve for your service.

[calimary]

132. Horrifying!!!

It makes phrase “man’s inhumanity to man” pop up rather glaringly in my mind.

[marble falls]

139. One way to look at it, another way is that in a hellish situation soldiers who had no stroke in the decisions ...

... that literally risked their lives needlessly by someone with stroke and an ego driven lust for glory and no consideration for the troops.

Desperate situations author desperate actions.

[TheRickles]

4. Can someone confirm that the medals are actually in order and the rows are not reversed?

This won't change how I feel about Hegseth, but I'm curious to know whether he even checked on the accuracy of such an off-the-wall criticism of Kelly. Sheesh.

[Happy Hoosier]

17. I'm no expert, but....

The top row is certainly the proper top row and in the proper order.
The second row should certainly be below the first. I can't make out the other two rows.

[Wounded Bear]

48. I'm no expert, but...Neither is Kegsbreath...

He's shit talking.

[Captain Zero]

103. Probably taking the word of a corporal in a Podcast Platoon

Nt

[maxrandb]

98. When you have a shit-ton of medals

It is by regulation that they overlap like that. In most cases, all you can see below the first row are the medals themselves, not the color of the ribbon. Additionally, how you wear them is based on the total number. Your first row could contain 4, or 5 medals that overlap. If you just have 6, you wear two rows of three. Kelly, as a Captain/O6, pilot, who served in combat and wears a Command pin, probably has 20-30 medals.

You do this, because if you didn't, your medals would hang down to your nuts.

Finally, you also have awards (ribbons) that have no corresponding medals. Those are not included in your medal rack for dress uniforms, bur can be worn on the right breast of your uniform. In each case, the medals and the ribbons go from highest to lowest precedence, from your heart out.

Somebody should ask Kegsbreath where he wears his Ranger Insignia...oh...that's right, HE NEVER FUCKING EARNED IT!

[ecstatic]

125. He doesn't have to check. This is all about bullying

and playing to an audience of one plus the millions of dumbass maggots. A bully's goal is to humiliate and belittle you. Has nothing to do with facts most of the time.

[C_U_L8R]

5. What's his malfunction?

Is he simply that dimwitted and repugnant?

[Ray Bruns]

24. His mommy and daddy didn't love him enough.

[3catwoman3]

60. "Is he simply that dimwitted and repugnant?"

In the interest of economical word use - Yes.

[the nelm]

62. He's probably blowing somewhere between a .16 and a .18...n/t

[lapfog_1]

6. photos posted online are often mirror images

of the actual event. You usually notice this when there is some sort of writing on people's t-shirts or sweatshirts or signs in the background.

I didn't see the photo in question... but that is likely the source of the stupidity on the right.

Not to mention that Kegsbreath isn't qualified to even be on latrine duty for Mark Kelly.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

8. Exactly,

but Kegsbreath is too fucking stupid to realize that, instead, he goes on an alcohol soaked rant about something he knows nothing about.

This is about to get even worse for Kegsbreath and Pedonald.

[Attilatheblond]

31. You'd think the self-absorbed former TV yakker who loves his own selfies would know that

But, the drunk had to have something to yammer about

[Jerry2144]

13. Navy wears medals and warfare insignia on the left

Those medals looked to be in the correct order of precedence and correct placement for the choker whites. Everything looked perfect on the uniform. But don’t you expect that from a full-bird captain who happens to be a test pilot and an astronaut? Sloppy gets people hurt or killed.

[lapfog_1]

16. I am well aware of Navy protocol

Kegsbreath is either a complete moron ( probably ) or POSSIBLY if the medals were reversed, it was because a mirror image being published. I haven't seen the photo in question. I would expect Mark Kelly to not make any mistakes like that with his uniform.

Belay that. Kegsbreath is a complete moron. Completely FUBAR.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

19. It alway amazes me that when someone like Kegsbreath is too fucking stupid to realize they're

too fucking stupid and think their stupidity is brilliance.

[Walleye]

42. I know if I had said any of these stupid things that these people say I wouldn't show my face in public

[3catwoman3]

61. Peter Principle and Dunning-Kreuger all in one...

...arrogant, alcohol-soaked, smug package.

[maxrandb]

100. This entire misadministration

is like watching a dog work a Trigonometry equation, while 30% of the people and the entire Press try to convince you that the dog is a genius.

[Jerry2144]

20. My point was the photo clearly showed his left shoulder

And the medals would be correct. However, the Korrupt Korpulent Koprolite seems to only hire people who make him look like the smartest person in the room. That means he only hires people with the IQ of dryer lint or used chewing gum.

That’s my theory. And it seems to fit when you look at his cabinet. I’ve seen HAZMAT cabinets with more leadership skills than those peeled

[Bettie]

7. What a small man

Hegseth is.

Sounds like he's jealous of people with actual accomplishments.

[NoMoreRepugs]

9. Whiskey Pete is such a jerk.

[sop]

10. "So 'Captain' Kelly, not only did your sedition video intentionally undercut good order & discipline...

but you can’t even display your uniform correctly...Your medals are out of order & rows reversed. When/if you are recalled to active duty, it’ll start with a uniform inspection." - Hegseth's tweet

So the next Democratic president and his SecDef can recall Pete to active duty, it'll start with being court-martialed for ordering the murder of innocent civilians.

[rampartd]

32. lets put that on the to do list.

[Walleye]

44. It's weird the way they think they will never be out of power

[lastlib]

65. And he can go to the brig at Leavenworth with "Mikhail" Flynn....

And they can rot there together.

[travelingthrulife]

79. Don't forget Flynn

[Norbert]

11. Did Whiskey Pete ever get as much as a good conduct medal

[Irish_Dem]

12. Putting Kelly's rank in quotes "Captain" is an insult and insinuating Kelly does not hold the rank of USN Captain.

He is also diminishing the merit of Kelly's medals by belittling the placement.

Hegseth is trying to belittle Kelly's rank and valor.

[Walleye]

45. I would say Pete is undermining good order and discipline with these statements

[Irish_Dem]

49. It is a direct threat to national security.

When troops know their rank, medals, pension can be taken in the blink of an eye,
and face court martial for following the law, there is no morale.

With no morale you don't have troops who will risk their lives.

[Walleye]

51. Yes, why on earth would anybody make sacrifices for Hegseth or Trump?

We are Americans, we don’t automatically follow orders

[Irish_Dem]

56. Exactly. We are witnessing the destruction of the finest military in the world.

[Walleye]

57. Yes, and we're not being destroyed by an enemy, that's the scary part

[Irish_Dem]

59. The USA is destroying itself in front of the world.

It is imploding from within.

Our enemies are ecstatic.

[Norbert]

83. Al Queta and ISIS will likely do nothing like 911 anymore

Why should they? The trump cabal are doing their work for them.

[Walleye]

87. I have thought for eight years now that Putin must laugh himself to sleep every night

[Irish_Dem]

88. Yep. The crime of the century was like taking candy from a baby.

Putin destroyed the world's strongest, most powerful democracy and did not fire a shot or drop a bomb.

Putin is an evil genius.

[Walleye]

89. Turns out it's easy to scam a scammer

[Irish_Dem]

90. Yep. And most of the US folded like cheap lawn chairs.

Courts, judges, supreme court, congress, attorneys, colleges, businesses, military, media, etc etc.

All caved right away.

[Walleye]

92. Yes, I'm extremely disappointed in my fellow Americans

[Irish_Dem]

136. I agree 100%. Most disgusting display I have even seen.

Americans no longer give a damn about their country.
It is all about the money.

[LR3]

75. Yes, we are

"Yes, and we're not being destroyed by an enemy, that's the scary part"

Disagree. These fucks in charge are most definitely the enemy.

[Walleye]

86. You are right, I should've said foreign enemy, which is what we usually think of as an enemy

[HariSeldon]

47. Maybe Hegseth is dumb enough...

...not to realize the rank of Captain in the US Navy is O-6, commensurate to a full Colonel in the US Army, a rank which Hegseth never achieved.

[Irish_Dem]

58. Wouldn't surprise me in the least that Hegseth thinks he is talking to an O-3 (Army captain).

I was an USAF kid and growing up even we knew the USN ranks were different from ours.
We knew as USN Captain was a full bull colonel.

[3catwoman3]

66. I was a captain in the AF nurse corps while stationed in Japan.

Our base hospital was on the small side, and we did not have any specialists. If something was outside our capabilities, we'd usually call down to the big hospital at the Yokosuka navy base. When I'd announce myself as "Captain B" and say I needed to speak with whomever, the young enlisted navy folk would always say, "Yes, ma'am. Right away, ma'am!" I did not bother to explain that I wasn't a navy captain -

Army and AF captain is O-3.

[Irish_Dem]

69. Thanks!

My mistake will change it.

That is funny the Navy bending over backwards for you thinking you were a Colonel.

[3catwoman3]

71. We used take the train to Yokosuka from time to time to shop, as their base exchange store...

...was much better than ours. I usually paid by check. It was customary to have your rank included with your name on your checks. Once, when writing the check to pay for my purchases, I heard the young lady running the cash register whisper to her colleague, "Isn't she awfully young to be a captain?" Again, I said nothing.

[Irish_Dem]

74. The Navy BXs were a sore point with Air Force kids.

We could clearly see the Navy BXs had a lot more goods, much larger, nicer, etc.,
than the USAF BX's.

We would complain to our Dad (active duty Air Force) and he would explain that the Navy
could carry a lot of stuff in their ships. The AF only had airplanes.

That is so funny the Navy kept thinking you were a colonel.

Did they think that even when they saw you in uniform?

[3catwoman3]

78. "Did they think that even when they saw you in uniform?"

They never saw me in uniform. When I'd reach out regarding pediatric health care situations, it was only ever phone interaction, and when we'd go there to shop, we were in civvies.

Whoever chooses clothing, especially ties for military exchanges has absolutely terrible taste. Incredible fugly ties. That was true back in the late 1970s, when I was in, was true all thru my husband's 20 years in the AF, and is still true when we make the occasional retiree trip to Great Lakes Naval Air Station in the Chicago area. And the exchange managers never put stuff that isn't selling well on sale - the same ugly things hang on the racks for months, if not years.

[Irish_Dem]

80. Interesting.

I suspect some military contractor, retired male military, sits in a cubicle
on a military base and randomly picks out the cheapest clothing he can find for the base exchanges.
And the ugliest.

[haele]

116. C'mon, Kegsbreath was an Army Reserve Trainer, he's probably not used to Navy

He's reacting to the rank he hears - only in the Navy (and Coast Guard), Captains are full Birds (O-6)
In his limited experience, a Captain is an O-3, and he made O-4, so he made higher rank, and he doesn't care (much) about a silly old Ribbon board, no, no - he doesn't...(Snicker)...

[Irish_Dem]

134. He is a true idiot.

I was an USAF kid and even we knew the Navy had different ranks and a Navy Captain was a Colonel.

[kairos12]

14. "Kegsbreath." Stealing that.

Thank you.

[demmiblue]

15. I stole it, too!

[AllaN01Bear]

23. me three.

[niyad]

21. Hey, petey, why the quotation marks? Sen. Kelly ACTUALLY was a captain.

A real military officer, unlike whatever the hell you were/are.

Also, you fucking jerk. In case you thought you were pulling rank on him, kindly remember that the rank of Navy Captain is equivalent to an army colonel, so he outranks you, you ignorant, arrogant, drunken embarrassment.

[Javaman]

22. I can smell the alcohol on his breath from here. nt

[sop]

30. Hegseth recently quit AA and joined AAA. Pete figured they could tow his car home from the bar.

[Javaman]

37. 😂 nt

[Joinfortmill]

95. Hahaha

[progressoid]

25. Wow.

I'd call him an asshole but that would be an insult to assholes.

[SSJVegeta]

27. This is why everybody roots for Navy at the football games.

[maxrandb]

28. Kegsbreath doesn't know shit

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Reminds me of an officer I worked for.

One of those guys you could put in a tailored suit, and 20 minutes later, it would look like it came off the rack at Value City. He developed a 5 o'clock shadow around noon.

One day we were doing a Dress Blues inspection. I was a Chief, he was a LTjg. I looked at his ribbons and something didn't seem right. Then it hit me. I said; "sir, you're wearing 2 Sea Service Deployment Ribbbons".

He said: "yes Chief, I earned 2".

[rampartd]

36. for a minute i thought you were talking about me

but could have been any of the asst engineers.

[wolfie001]

33. Foul POS

He can go fuck the hell off. A bit more than half the country hates him. I hope his liver fails. Hope he keeps imbibing.

[Clouds Passing]

34. Drunk posting again. Embarrassing.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

38. And right there is proof of why stupid people shouldn't drink and post shit they know nothing about.

[Walleye]

40. Have any troops refused to obey orders? It's not sedition if nothing happened.

Show us an example of how good order and discipline has been undermined. Or shut up. Trump’s ego has been undermined that’s it. Or just a system is not based on innuendo

[Martin Eden]

41. Fascists strike back when their authority and illegal actions are challenged.

I have little doubt Mark Kelly and the other five brave Democratic veterans expected this kind of verbal assault from Trump, Hegseth, and other regime mouthpieces.

They not only saw standing up for Constitutional and military law as their duty, but as good political strategy as well.

When you shine a spotlight on a den of rats, the rats come scurrying out and reveal themselves for what they are.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

43. Kegsbreath was who they were thinking of

when the phrase 'chicken shit' was coined. That is a chicken shit remark if there ever was one............

[Randomthought]

46. He should find a skateboard to play with

And take out what brain he has leftover

[3catwoman3]

68. And ride it without a helmet.

[Mr. Ected]

52. I would rather share a foxhole with Mark Kelly

Than any Foxhole that Pete Hegseth has shared.

[democrank]

54. So that "man", Hegseth, "leader" of the "DOW" decided to use quotation marks

around the word captain. Such a POS “military authority” that “man” is.

Mark Kelly is a true hero and a true patriot….terms that I will never use to describe Hegseth or Trump.

[maxrandb]

55. As a veteran and retired Navy Officer, I am stunned by how fucked-up this is

As a great Shipmate of mine used to say when shit went sideways on the ship; "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore".

The Secretary of Defense is x-ing like a Middle School mean girl, with fantasies of having a distinguished full-bird Captain and sitting Senator with a Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Flying Cross with Combat "V" for "valor during combat" times 2!, stand for a fucking uniform inspection?!

"Eff" is too nice a word.

[flashman13]

63. Hegseth is an ignorant dick. He put Captain in quotation marks like he is pulling some kind of rank on Kelly.

Here are the facts. Hegseth was a "Captain" in the National Guard which is an O-3. He got a courtesy bump in rank to "Major" when he retired from the Guard. Senator Kelly was in the Navy with the rank of Captain. In the Navy the rank of Captain is equivalent to the Army rank of Colonel which is an O-6. Kelly is significantly senior to Hegseth in service time. I won't even bother with Kelly's service record other than to mention that he has 375 carrier landings to his credit which makes him the real deal amongst the manly men and the many exception female aviators that fly off of carriers.

No matter how you slice it, Senator Kelly significantly out ranks "Captain" Hegseth.

[Dave Bowman]

64. Mark Kelly is worth over a hundred Hegseth.

What a pathetic little man.

[BootinUp]

67. Let me fix Kegsbreath statement:" ... hiccup daaaaa hrrrumph!"

[Rcanouse]

70. He reminds me of

Maj. Frank Burns from MASH

[MarineCombatEngineer]

72. That is an excellent comparison.

Welcome to DU.

[LR3]

73. If/when Dems are in charge again

they better hold every last one of these little fucks fully accountable. Not just Orange Anus, but Hegseth, Noem, Miller, and Homan in particular. Also Musk and Thiel for perpetrating the largest security breech and theft of data in history.

I'd love to throw Vought int here, too, but I think he has been too smart to commit any obvious felonies like the rest.

[dweller]

76. I don't know if these are his actual medals

But this is from a fb post of Kelly’s quote






✌🏻

[travelingthrulife]

77. Whoa! He's deep into that whiskey bottle.

[struggle4progress]

81. Let's all sing a tune for Pete!

[Blumancru]

82. Hegseth should be required to take a breathalyzer test before he is allowed to make any public statement

[gohuskies]

85. Kegsbreath, how about your Signal chat disclosing highly classified info??

This guy is such an incompetent tool. He should have been indicted and tossed out on his butt for improper use of Signal at the very dawn of his corrupt oversight of the Dept of Defense. Sen. Kelly has more integrity than anyone in tRump's orbit.

[Joinfortmill]

91. Hegseth is a goddamn bum

[MorbidButterflyTat]

96. He's a lazy and shameless LIAR

Drunkard lowlife scumbag coward.

[GoodRaisin]

97. Happy to give this the 100th rec. Fuck Kegbreath.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

99. At least hegseth didnt say "warrior ethos"

[Harker]

101. It takes a "Major Asshole" to put an honorable officer's rank in quotation marks.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

108. ....

[Harker]

109. I'll have to give that one a shot.

[Norrrm]

102. Generals, admirals, and other high-ranking officers must feel let down to toe the line to this drunken minor major.

[Emrys]

107. Does he still have to take his wife along to hold his hand at meetings because he's not safe to be let out on his own?

[Mblaze]

117. I bet Senator Kelly would rather

Spend another year in space rather than have to deal with Pete Hegseth.

[hadEnuf]

123. What a complete fucking asshole this piece of shit is.

That drunken embarrassment to the military isn't even qualified to shine Kelly's shoes.

Absolutely disgusting.

[mdbl]

124. Does the law allow the Senate to remove these assholes like Hegseth?

They are destructive to our entire society.

[Bob_in_VA]

126. Yes, there is a way

All Cabinet Officials are subject to impeachment, just like the Prez and VP.

[Coldwater]

127. I fear this is next to go

https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.Ys-dpne84WSK4MLvkN2uPAHaEt?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain&o=7&rm=3

[Hassler]

128. Weekend FIX host, Whiskey Pete Kegbreath

Doing what drunken posers do.

[LogDog75]

129. Anyone who served in the military wears their medal correctly

Military personnel take their medals seriously and spend time making sure they are correctly arranged. They either do it themselves or there is a company that will put your medals/ribbons on a rack in the correct order. I've done both.

Note: Medals aren't usually worn on a duty uniform. Instead, a ribbon representing the award is worn. Medals are usually displayed on special/formal occasions such as a Dining-In/Dinging-Out, official functions, portraits, etc..

I used to make my own racks buying the ribbons and then spending an hour or more ensuring each one was correctly made. For multiple award of a medal/ribbon you'd put a "oak cluster(s)" on the ribbon. The clusters would come with two prongs to attache to the ribbon and I would cut them off and glue them to the ribbon. I had to measure with a metric ruler to center one or more clusters accurately. People, especially in the higher ranks of NCOs and officers, paid close attention to their ribbons ensuring they were correctly displayed.

So Hegseth, shut your pie hole.Your ignorance is, once again, showing.

[DFW]

137. Mark flew the Space Shuttle and served with distinction

Hegseth blabbed on Fox Noise while inebriated and flew nothing more sophisticated than a kite.

And yet Hegseth wants to tell the country he's qualified to pass judgment on Mark? Did he arrive at this decision before or after climbing down that beanstalk with his pal, Jack (last name Daniels, no doubt)?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

140. This stunt is not going to work

[LetMyPeopleVote]

143. WHO's willing to tell Trump that nobody is 'above' the law?

Link to tweet

[Initech]

144. It's insane that a guy who has a Nazi tattoo and his lips permanently superglued to Trump's ass...

Is the one lecturing a decorated war hero about law and order. What the actual fuck.

[uponit7771]

147. Is the SoD really spending a millisecond of time on someone's medal order display?!??!! We're cooked!!