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Hegseth: "It all starts with physical fitness and appearance. If the secretary of war can do regular hard PT, so can every member of our joint force. Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals."

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Used to be we’d take disciplinary action against soldiers with Nazi tattoos and a history of domestic violence; I find that more disturbing & a threat to national defense than a general with a few extra pounds…

Hegseth says we should not have fat military members, & that includes Generals.He wants the image of ferocity and health. It should extend to our Commander in Chief. We should not have a CiC who is fat, with cankles, hand bruises,with orange glazed roasted turkey skin, who falls asleep at meetings

When I was a kid, I swear those were called the "girl" pullups (palms toward you) because they were easier than palms turned away. Or maybe I have that backward

“…frankly it’s tiring to look out and see all these average sized penises. The secretary of WAR has a massive penis and it’s frankly unacceptable…”

I'm sure forcing out experienced and knowledgeable officers with decades of experience because they've aged won't have any negative repercussions for the strategic effectiveness of America's army. /s

This sounds VERY ~DEI .. To elaborate- it's not the quality of their capabilities, especially the officers... It's how they look! Hegseth planning to send steroids to every enlisted? trump still PISSED OFF re his 'toy soldier' parade ... hahahaha FUQ U!

He called this meeting to insult and belittle them. He claims to promote some higher ideal, but in fact he just hates them out of his own inferiority complex. If they were all Ironman triathletes he'd just make up something else. The point is for them to lose their face to make *him* feel powerful.

I guarantee if he ever did a triathlon (sprint distance), he would keep those sharpied numbers on his arms and legs for a week, and then lecture an ironman about running technique.

The idea that someone can't be heavy and also fit and powerful is kind of ridiculous when, so I hear, a large portion of America's army today subsists on protein bars, peanut butter and energy drinks. You don't want your soldiers "cut", you want the strongman, brick shithouse look

Dare I say I almost miss the Trump 1.0 era. It was mainly just him being the boorish loose cannon, as the people surrounding him kept his worst impulses in check. Then he had 4 years to evaluate and appoint the worst Trump Mini-Mes across his cabinet.

He failed as an Military Officer, amd now he is jealous of the success of those who didnt. one of those guys that have nothing to offer beyond high PT scores. I would bet his OERs are filled with "met the standards" on everything else.

Troops who can't keep up with physical standards will eventually be released. Not because of looks, but because the work requires it. I'm sure the 'fat troops' Hesgeth is whinging about are perfectly capable.

I'm not understanding why nobody whipped his ass?? He's up there like an evangelical charlatan preaching to military generals about fitness, and nobody whips his ass??

Overweight generals are a problem, but an overweight child rapist running the country is okay? What’s really sad are trump supporters who have children that are watching them normalize chid rape.😡

We spent millions of our tax dollars to fly all our military leaders to this meeting, so he could put it on line, for all of us to see him tell us that he wants an all white, male, shaven, shirt off fit military? Never mind the absolute insulting way he presented it.

I can't imagone having to sit and listen to a guy whose first priority was a $40,000+ makeup studio installed in the Pentagon, a guy who promised he wouldn't drink on the job to get the job, credibly accused of sexual assault, paid off his victim had her sign an nda, who revealed military plans.....

Since the TACO tyrant is 'Commander-in-Chief' of the military, will he be required to fulfill these 'PT' standards? "We don't want any fat generals..." #BrigadierBoneSpurs

The department od defense and war on obesity! Fire everyone who is overweight and the US army will save 65% of money on wages... Add women and blacks, and the us military will become a secret club of Hesgeth and his latenly gay friends. If you dont like it, leave the room!

Pete Hegseth is a national guardsmen with punisher tattoos who works on TV now. He’s talking to people who have committed their whole lives to the defense of our nation. This isn’t just a fade for them, Pete.

Hegseth interrupted the work of almost every high ranking officer to travel to one place at great expense. There were probably generals wishing it had been for something less embarrassing like announcing a coup, instead of talking about grooming standards and calling them fatties.

It’s a very good thing. Those admirals and generals were incensed at being brought together for that insulting display of idiocy and insecurity. I’m more inclined to believe that most of them will refuse to commit war crimes and fire on American civilians than I was before this debacle.

Yes, let's start with testing the Commander in Chief! bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hegseth: "It all starts with physical fitness and appearance. If the secretary of war can do regular hard PT, so can every member of our joint force. Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals."