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haele

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46. Loyalty Oath and/or reduction in flag positions.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 11:09 AM
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Last edited Fri Sep 26, 2025, 11:41 AM - Edit history (1)

Remember, *rump and Hegseth have both complained there's too many stars in the military..."We won WWII with only a dozen or so Generals and Admirals according to the History Channel!"
Hegseth thinks he only needs 100 loyal flag officers to control his "Department of War"; he knows he can't control 800.
On edit. The Project 2025 plan for the military is to "strengthen it" through privatization, "just in time" contracted logistics - and conscripted forces. Like third world countries do.
The "Professional Military" will be run like a more heavily armed mercenary policing force that will eventually use AI, unmanned platforms, and specialized combat forces to enforce Nationalist Hegomony.
Because to enforce an Authoritarian regime, the amount of people that have autonomy and privilege needs to be small...

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I remember seeing a clip of that. Absolutely chilling. tanyev Thursday #21
+1 dalton99a Thursday #32
Providing the administration's current interpretation of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. Agree or resign. n/t CincyDem Thursday #3
[ptential military leaders of a rebellion will not be allowed to resign. rampartd Thursday #8
To answer your Q, we should be concerned. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #4
Drunk.................... Lovie777 Thursday #6
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The enemy within wants to defend from his enemies within. usonian Thursday #9
coup d'tat? spanone Thursday #10
beat me to it UTUSN Thursday #12
Pre-announced? Totally Tunsie Thursday #14
Insurrection act orangecrush Thursday #24
It will be like Sadam Hussein's big meeting LastDemocratInSC Thursday #13
Loyalty Oath time? Irish_Dem Thursday #15
Is the DOD TommyT139 Thursday #23
Yes good points. Lie detecter test, loyalty, and purges. Irish_Dem Thursday #25
I recall firings from the first term TommyT139 Thursday #38
I recall one military officer had her base housing confiscated? Irish_Dem Friday #40
We should be very, very concerned. johnnyfins Thursday #16
It's a swear fealty or be fired immediately meeting is my guess Alpeduez21 Thursday #17
This is a high risk move orangecrush Thursday #19
Nothing good Alpeduez21 Thursday #30
That might be the point of it. Hegseth is one of the Putin-puppets, isn't he? lostnfound Thursday #37
That's my guess. All either loyal or replaced by toadies. Liberal In Texas Friday #42
Venezuela invasion? moondust Thursday #18
Insurrection act orangecrush Thursday #20
I dont think it has to do with Venezuela. drray23 Thursday #26
Something is in the air, and it's the corrupt stench of this administration MerryBlooms Thursday #22
can you even imagine Skittles Thursday #27
PLEASE remember your oath to PuraVidaDreamin Thursday #28
The Boys Are Back in Town MrWowWow Thursday #29
This should be a bigger story SamuelTheThird Thursday #31
My fantasy... BigmanPigman Thursday #33
Its preperation for the Insurection Act and Martial Law. Trump has been telegraphing his doc03 Thursday #34
Decapitation of Command and Control Bmoboy Thursday #35
Can't he just do it on Signal? Swede Thursday #36
Chump better pull out his Sharpie and get ready to do some rerouting for next week. Totally Tunsie Thursday #39
A lot of possibilities. None of them good Takket Friday #41
I think its something domestic. milestogo Friday #45
Loyalty Oath and/or reduction in flag positions. haele Friday #46
It would be a good chance for all of them to leverage their military oath to arrest him as a demoestic enemy Hotler Friday #43
Don't see that happening orangecrush Friday #44
Congressional Republicans will never challenge anything this administration does. Ever. Arazi Friday #47
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