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34. What do you mean, never promoted above major?

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 04:37 PM

Sep 5

It wasn't until Platoon Leader Hegseth transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve that they pinned a leaf on him.

So, what is the Individual Ready Reserve? When you join the military you incur an eight-year military commitment. Unless you decide you like it and want to be a career Soldier/Sailor/Airman/Marine/Guardian, you'll get out of the service at somewhere between two and four years depending on what your contract reads. They gotta have SOMETHING to do with you for the years between your Expiration of Term of Service date and your Expiration of Commitment date, so they file you in the Individual Ready Reserve. Unless you volunteer for assignments or the world comes to an end and they've gotta have people who stopped doing PT three years ago to make the world safe for democracy, you'll have nothing more to do with the military at that point.

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Trump to sign executive order renaming Pentagon the Department of War [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 4 OP

The halcyon days of yesteryear in that demented mind. bucolic_frolic Sep 4 #1

Sure is a strange way to lobby for the Nobel Peace Prize Zorro Sep 4 #2

He's going to rename the prize too Farmer-Rick Sep 5 #24

Remember What Bush 43 Did to the Navy? eringer Sep 4 #3

He did that to all four services jmowreader Sep 5 #33

Well, let's face it, "Department of War" was always the more honest name. malthaussen Sep 4 #4

I thought they might call it the Department of Peace in honor of Trumps Prize milestogo Sep 4 #5

Tough guy eh. What happened to the loser/sucker talk. twodogsbarking Sep 4 #6

He knows nothing about war since he was a draft dodger with his phony "bone spurs" diagnosis. llmart Sep 4 #9

Surprised it's not the Donald and Melania Trump Awesome Department of Bigly War. nt wiggs Sep 4 #7

He really wanted to name it ... DBoon Sep 4 #8

It's just a rebranding for merchandising purposes. bluedigger Sep 4 #10

GFLWT, Caligula. GB_RN Sep 4 #11

Trump Needs An Emergency To Take To The Supreme Court DallasNE Sep 4 #12

Next executive order - America becomes Trumpmanistan! Aussie105 Sep 4 #13

Isn't it that already? HarryM Sep 5 #32

Excuse me . . . AverageOldGuy Sep 4 #14

Bullseye orangecrush Sep 5 #27

What do you mean, never promoted above major? jmowreader Sep 5 #34

I am truly terrified of the times that we are living in right now. I feel like I am sitting on a timebomb patricia92243 Sep 5 #15

We are. Kath2 Sep 6 #40

Ha, the name USED to be Department of War. And appropriations were more restrained. summer_in_TX Sep 5 #16

I guess you can't really call it the Department of Defense with a straight face when... LudwigPastorius Sep 5 #17

or blow up small motorboats with cruise missles Captain Zero Sep 5 #20

Fits in with his attack on the small boat. Old Crank Sep 5 #18

It's really the Department of Epstein Distraction Name Changing Department. Epstein who? He fetched me covfefe once.nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 5 #19

just gives him an excuse he wants to start another war. nt Javaman Sep 5 #21

We are a banana republic being led by a bunch of loons. mdbl Sep 5 #22

The Pentagon is NOT the name. Farmer-Rick Sep 5 #23

The worst thing is the drunk Defense Secretary post in all caps like a hyperactive 8 year old muriel_volestrangler Sep 5 #25

If any of the media and their kacekwl Sep 5 #26

Way to make the country even greater an international laughingstock there, TACO. greatauntoftriplets Sep 5 #28

He thinks that he is not leaving the white house orangecrush Sep 5 #29

Think how much this is going to cost displacedvermoter Sep 5 #30

It's a nightmare BumRushDaShow Sep 5 #31

Three questions jmowreader Sep 5 #35

MaddowBlog-Trump wants to rebrand the Defense Department as the 'Department of War' LetMyPeopleVote Sep 5 #36

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He can't do that. It's against the law. Who will stop him? BigmanPigman Sep 5 #38

We are going back to the early 20th century. The Third Doctor Sep 6 #39

With Pete there, it should be named the "Department of Jim Beam." Vinca Sep 6 #41

It is still the Department of Defense LetMyPeopleVote Sep 7 #42