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ancianita

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14. Having been a wife of an officer

Reply to TommyT139 (Reply #13)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 05:46 PM

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for only 2 years, I've no clue re whether it changes calculations; I only know for a fact that NCO's have only 2 fairly long paths to being military officers. But since there are over 800 US Military generals (bigadier, major, etc.) who could be promoted from within (I've forgotten how that works), these two dirt-stupid leaders could fire some just to show off their mindless power.

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Timothy Snyder On Hegseth's Announced Meeting With All US Military Generals [View all] ancianita Yesterday OP

Indeed. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1

Ominous to have the entire population of US Military's generals meet in one site. ancianita Yesterday #2

A truly horrible scenario has started playing in my head. What a way to hand the niyad Yesterday #3

One of my first thoughts, too. ancianita Yesterday #4

i'm hoping they gang up on him and stuff him in a locker. mopinko Yesterday #5

Stuff him in a locker AFTER giving him an atomic size wedgie. Marie Marie Yesterday #8

They had better just stay away usonian Yesterday #6

They could. He's not their commander, so there's that. ancianita Yesterday #9

I have visions The Blue Flower Yesterday #7

lol yeah, I like the way Tarantino likes to use film to reimagine history. ancianita Yesterday #10

It's all about The Wizard Yesterday #11

You could be right. However. Hegseth cannot school US Military generals on that. ancianita Yesterday #12

Not only generals: high ranking non-coms too. TommyT139 Yesterday #13

Having been a wife of an officer ancianita Yesterday #14

Hey, kindly do not insult dirt, which serves a useful purpose, unlike niyad Yesterday #15