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Trying to see how if I donated $300 via a check/credit card and it would come out as my employer being the entity that donated. Just seems bass ackwards.
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Trying to see how if I donated $300 via a check/credit card and it would come out as my employer being the entity that donated. Just seems bass ackwards.
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So, Pete Hegseth named Secretary of Defense. I have no idea who he is....
Edit: Pete Hegseth - Wikipedia
Edit: Pete Hegseth - Wikipedia
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Alright this begs the question, he's currently a Major in the MN NG and there are rules for this sort of thing when being selected for that job last I knew, active and reserve or NG.
And Tim Walz is his current commander in chief, dis gonna be good!
Interesting background, I'm curious to see where this goes. Genuinely, like Walz, I want to see some of his soldiers come forward with their observations of his time downrange.
My Guard time is removed by almost 25 years (Holy shit...), but Guard and Reserve rules are different. In the 90's there was a break point between Guard and high far one could progress in the Fed. government. There are Guard and Reserve General Officers at the GS/ SES level, but SecDef is unprecedented to my knowledge.
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Why does that name sounds familiar? Do I know that guy? Did we serve together downrange?
<reads Wikipedia bio>
OMG I totally remember when this happened. I wrote about it on the site!
Local law firm to represent West Point drummer hit with axe during 'Fox & Friends'
I know the guy who got hit with the axe, he and his family went to our church. Good guy. I didn't know him well so I never brought up the axe thing with him. I will say though that if it had happened to me, though you wouldn't be able to shut me up about it.. I'd be drinking off that story for the rest of my natural life. "Yeah, that's cool and all, but did you stop a flying fucking AXE... with your own BODY??? No? Then STFU and bring me another beer."
To be clear, and the video shows, yes he got hit with the axe. I'm sure it hurt like a mother. But it didn't stick in him.
To me the most awesome part of the video, and a joke I think I also made on the site in later years, is the way that his buddies just kept right on playing after it happened, like 33% casualties is a normal thing at a West Point Hellcats performance.
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Looks like Hesgeth is in the IRR, so that may further change the specifics of the rules.
That said, I'm actually suprised Trump didn't pick Mike Waltz, as I don't think you'd find many politicians with as strong of a background. He's is a decidedly Red district, so the R's wouldn't lose a seat.
Wonder if the fact that he's still serving as a COL in the Guard would prevent it?
That said, I'm actually suprised Trump didn't pick Mike Waltz, as I don't think you'd find many politicians with as strong of a background. He's is a decidedly Red district, so the R's wouldn't lose a seat.
Wonder if the fact that he's still serving as a COL in the Guard would prevent it?
Topkick
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Waltz will be the NSA, correct?
That's what multiple sources are reporting.
Why does that name sounds familiar? Do I know that guy? Did we serve together downrange?
<reads Wikipedia bio>
OMG I totally remember when this happened. I wrote about it on the site!
Local law firm to represent West Point drummer hit with axe during 'Fox & Friends'
I know the guy who got hit with the axe, he and his family went to our church. Good guy. I didn't know him well so I never brought up the axe thing with him. I will say though that if it had happened to me, though you wouldn't be able to shut me up about it.. I'd be drinking off that story for the rest of my natural life. "Yeah, that's cool and all, but did you stop a flying fucking AXE... with your own BODY???"
To be clear, and the video shows, yes he got hit with the axe. I'm sure it hurt like a mother. But it didn't stick in him.
To me the most awesome part of the video, and a joke I think I also made on the side in later years, is the way that his buddies just kept right on playing after it happened, like 33% casualties is a normal thing at a West Point Hellcats performance.
"Did you go to Ranger School?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"I took a fucking ax and lived. Where's that tab?"
(Promote ahead of peers)
He's a regular guest on Gutfeld! You can hear a lot of his opinions unfiltered on the show.
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With at least Waltz and Stefanik leaving congress, it's a lot closer in the house unless these seats are filled with R's. Interesting to see what happens here.
Somehow missed this was announced! Apparently he also retired from the Army recently, so no weirdness regarding his position.
I don't think this is necessary, or a good idea. A lot of very senior generals will see the writing on the wall and get out on their own without the drama of being pushed out. And there are plenty of discreet ways to find out who the woke generals are; most of have them have been happy to crow about it for the last four years.
Yeah, "weirdness about his Army position" was the other Wal(t)z.
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Possibly the Army's first E-8 CSM ever, quite an achievement!
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...Who lost to an E-4.
The Democrats paired the worst presidential candidate they could have given us with perhaps the worst veteran VP they could have. There are PLENTY of ultra-lib veterans out there with solid service records. They should have picked one of them.
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