Generals silent as Hegseth ends 'warrior ethos' rally speech: 'Out with the Milleys' and 'in with the Pattons'

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12. Stockdale did a lot to bring diversity or "woke" into the Navy.

Because his whole focus is based on what is called "confronting brutal reality" - recognize the situation in its reality for what it is, -not what you want it to be. Don't lie, to yourself or about the situation.
Be calm and open to your surroundings, recognize the tools and opportunities around you, no matter how minor they seem.
Have faith you can act if given the opportunity, but understand you can only control what you do, not what others do.
Admiral Stockdale recognized sailors and others by what they could do, not how they looked or what they claimed. His grandson was on my ship in the early 80's as an enlisted 2nd class so he visited once with another group of Admirals interested in the project our ship supported. He was curious, appreciative of the crew's knowledge and how we developed the new technology we were testing and evaluating and it was obvious he didn't care about rank, race, gender or personal peculiarities. He cared about how you could benefit the Navy and benefit your fellow sailors.

That was Admiral Stockdale. He would politely kick Kegsbreath 's ass for his the Nationalist BS he was spouting.