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14. In my profession we called it a discussion about your future with the company.

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BREAKING: @SecDef Lloyd Austin has directed a service-wide stand down to take place in the next 60 d [View all] soothsayer Feb 2021 OP

Good. Nevilledog Feb 2021 #1

What exactly does a Stand Down mean? MagickMuffin Feb 2021 #2

Me either. bamagal62 Feb 2021 #3

Technically, removal from active duty. I read it to mean there will be a vetting service wide. FreepFryer Feb 2021 #4

What do they call orangecrush Feb 2021 #27

Nevelny calls it the time of Putin the poisoner lunatica Feb 2021 #47

Navalny calls Putin "The Poisoner Of Underpants" - deliberately demeaning Putin. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #82

Great! Putin set himself up and is paying for what Hortensis Feb 2021 #88

"Business as usual." thucythucy Feb 2021 #56

Tucker Carlson will put on his best dumb/concerned look. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2021 #31

No need to put it on; that's his default look. NYC Liberal Feb 2021 #33

Resting Dolt Face. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #44

He does have an unfortunate face lunatica Feb 2021 #48

Oh he looks like a man KentuckyWoman Feb 2021 #69

To me he looks like a wayward child with a protruding lower lip lunatica Feb 2021 #70

Haha, yes I can see that. KentuckyWoman Feb 2021 #72

Kind of like a "time out" Miguelito Loveless Feb 2021 #5

Suspension of normal operations Aviation Pro Feb 2021 #8

Yeppers, that's how I took it. I don't remember a "stand down" called during my dad's msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #18

Twitter thread discussion OhNo-Really Feb 2021 #23

The American military's extremist problem OhNo-Really Feb 2021 #28

I remember this happy feet Feb 2021 #40

Why elderly are important OhNo-Really Feb 2021 #46

That's why some cultures value and respect their seniors. wnylib Feb 2021 #73

Some yes. US media run by corporations mold attitudes Youth rules OhNo-Really Feb 2021 #89

Yes, I think today's youth shows a lot of promise. wnylib Feb 2021 #90

Operations halted Jerry2144 Feb 2021 #10

Kinda like a mandatory All Hands Corporate Meeting. Tommymac Feb 2021 #11

go off duty or relax from a state of readiness IronLionZion Feb 2021 #15

Veteran here. That's not what it means. Stand and Fight Feb 2021 #74

Means no active duty or training regime. n/t MicaelS Feb 2021 #67

Wrong. See above. Stand and Fight Feb 2021 #75

And every one of these needed discussions must be recorded matt819 Feb 2021 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Feb 2021 #9

have you served? qazplm135 Feb 2021 #53

I hope so! LiberalFighter Feb 2021 #61

The military knows it has a problem with domestic extremists, white supremacists MyMission Feb 2021 #62

America has a problem with it qazplm135 Feb 2021 #65

A "stand down" is just stopping normal activities for some reason. MineralMan Feb 2021 #7

Ban fox news on all military property first thing Beachnutt Feb 2021 #12

That is an excellent idea! Mickju Feb 2021 #21

Great idea. orangecrush Feb 2021 #30

And ban Rush Limbaugh too and lunatica Feb 2021 #50

ALL hate radio Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #57

+1 K&R - Sec. Austin has been taking excellent first actions so far - a great pick for this role onetexan Feb 2021 #77

+1, uponit7771 Feb 2021 #58

Yes. That should have done years ago. n/t sarge43 Feb 2021 #76

Yes, and yes to the other great suggestions in this sub-thread. Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2021 #78

Lloyd Austin is a good dude. He was one of those high-ranking officers... SKKY Feb 2021 #13

In my profession we called it a discussion about your future with the company. gibraltar72 Feb 2021 #14

Otherwise known in the South as a "Come to Jesus" meeting. LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #64

Well .. my wife was called by the DoD today .. DemoTex Feb 2021 #16

Incoming- the sweet tinkling chime JackInGreen Feb 2021 #17

good. I was hoping to hear something to this effect, go into effect when he was appointed. msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #19

"Extremism in the ranks" liberalla Feb 2021 #20

Wondering if the leadership aren't the problem... lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #22

Long time needed. Hope they focus on white supremecy, religious extremism and the oath. n/t Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #24

Good Hekate Feb 2021 #25

Wonder if this includes the Space Force CoryTrevor Feb 2021 #26

I think that would be a Float Down, instead of a Stand Down. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #32

There is no down in zero G. jaxexpat Feb 2021 #35

Down in this case refers to activity and standard duties, not gravity. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #41

This response is satire. Do not adjust your set. You're perusal may be omitted with advantage.* jaxexpat Feb 2021 #80

Can anyone hear you stand down in space? marble falls Feb 2021 #84

Maybe a Float Around? CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #39

Aimless float? lunatica Feb 2021 #51

Had one in the Navy rickford66 Feb 2021 #29

What about the Guardians of the Galaxy? Who will protect California from the space lasers? MasonDreams Feb 2021 #34

I am Groot. CentralMass Feb 2021 #54

whoa! Language! qazplm135 Feb 2021 #66

The Place To Start DallasNE Feb 2021 #36

Amazing wryter2000 Feb 2021 #37

Lloyd Austin does not fuck around Yeehah Feb 2021 #38

Discussions, eh? And then? WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #42

I thought the Navy MyOwnPeace Feb 2021 #43

Can't wait to hear what the chicken hawks have to say about this. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #45

I spent but 4 years in the Army back in the late 70's. Ligyron Feb 2021 #49

General Austin was a great choice for Defense Secretary. Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2021 #52

I wonder if there are any connection to Flynn or his brother. CentralMass Feb 2021 #55

Good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2021 #59

Start with switching off all TV sets broadcasting FUX NOIZE... Lock him up. Feb 2021 #60

TOTALLY AGREE 1000% Vivienne235729 Feb 2021 #87

...and the "needed discussion" from the brass should be,... LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #63

Wow. And yet QOP leaders refuse to stand up to the extremism/ conspiracies ecstatic Feb 2021 #68

Army used to have "race relations." moondust Feb 2021 #71

Our military does not trust the loyalty of our soldiers. This is huge. The Jungle 1 Feb 2021 #79

"loyalty"? Like Trump "loyalty"? stillcool Feb 2021 #81

Pig boy trump is only loyal to himself. The Jungle 1 Feb 2021 #83

K&R Blue Owl Feb 2021 #85

Good. mountain grammy Feb 2021 #86