Hegseth's mysterious meeting with generals will focus on grooming and warrior ethos

[reACTIONary]

Grooming???? Warrior ethos???? It sounds like got his hands on some sort of management meatball how-to book.... The seven habits of ... Or the 12 traits of.... Something or another.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of generals to Virginia next week to discuss grooming, standards and his “warrior ethos” vision — an unusual move that has sparked confusion among military leaders around the world.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/26/hegseth-meeting-details-00582791

[msongs]

1. will they practice their stiff arm nazi salutes? it's a huge waste of money for something

that seemingly could be dealt with in a few emails

[vanlassie]

2. Hard to imagine how this is going to go down

between the manly generals and that little bitch.

[markodochartaigh]

3. Those who can do, do. Those who understand, teach.

Those who cannot do, and do not understand, manage.


Edit: I genuinely believe that many bosses get off on seeing the people whom they are bossing around in front of them. I think that it is one of the reasons that many companies loathe work from home.

[reACTIONary]

5. And those who manage ...

... the ones at the bottom focus on "vision", "ethos" and.... Grooming????

[RockRaven]

4. Is "warrior ethos" a euphemism for "follow illegal orders, such as murdering foreign civilians"?

[reACTIONary]

8. Sort like saying you are weak if...

... do the right thing and strong if you "follow the leader".

[regnaD kciN]

15. What do you mean, "foreign" civilians...?

He has already written, in the past, that it is the army’s duty to deploy within the United States to carry out a “Christian crusade” against our “internal enemies.”

[nilram]

6. Warrior ethos? He should try some hand-to-hand with, like, the oldest officer in the crowd.

I bet he'd learn a lot about "warrior ethos," along with how long it takes a black eye to heal.

[Ilsa]

7. Spending millions of dollars to have

a "physical attendance required" or Command performance for a seminar on how to dress for success? I guess Kegsbreath thinks he's going to be measuring dicks at some point.

I hope someone gets him drunk and posts pictures of him doing every disgusting thing he's done before while drunk.

[Biophilic]

9. No, please, tell me that's not true.

A major disruption of all our military in order to hear a lecture on grooming and “warrior ethos”? Please tell me that’s not true.

[Ocelot II]

10. And how much will this cost? How much will it disrupt local military operations?

And why can't it be done with electronic communications?

Just asking.

[reACTIONary]

12. Because Trumph of the Will can't be filmed....

. . Over zoom.

[reACTIONary]

11. And its going to be filmed....

... did they resurrect Leni Riefenstahl??

[Srkdqltr]

13. There has to be more to this.

[Quanta]

14. Warrior Ethos

Is basically just weasel words for "you WILL follow orders, even if they are illegal." Probably some veiled threats about what could happen to them if they don't. Perhaps the planting of the idea of a Loyalty Pledge. The only thing I can come up with for grooming is Hitler mustaches, and that's just a tad trite.

[regnaD kciN]

16. I fear there is...

More likely, it’s a cover story for him to announce the deployment of troops on American soil, and a pruning of anyone who expresses even the slightest qualms about ordering their “warfighters” to open fire on American civilians.

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. Will they play "Macho Man' while kegbreath shoots off his mouth?

Maybe officers will be required to wear U.S flag pocket squares and long red ties when in dress uniform?

This is such a stupid, taxpayer-dollar wasting thing ever. I wonder what happen if any of the Army or Navy brass conclude that it's a waste of their time and don't show up.

[Zorro]

18. Sounds like a head fake