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turbinetree

(27,013 posts)
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 08:48 AM Sep 2025

'It's a bad look!' Pete Hegseth uses unprecedented meeting to bash 'fat generals'

By Alexander Willis
Published September 30, 2025 9:12 AM ET

During the unprecedented and surprise meeting of hundreds of admirals and top U.S. military officials in Virginia Tuesday, Defense Department Secretary Pete Hegseth railed against what he characterized as a scourge of “fat troops” and “fat generals and admirals,” and announced a series of new physical fitness standards all military members must adhere to going forward.

“If the secretary of War can do regular, hard [physical training], so can every member of our joint force,” Hegseth said, speaking at the event in Quantico, a giant American flag behind him.

“Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations – or really any formation – and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon. It's a bad look! It is bad, and it's not who we are.”

https://www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-2674117002/

1) You flew these people in so that you could give a pep talk about fitness's at the expense of taxpayers..............I fucking want my money back asshole

2) Did you tell that fat fuck golf player (Orange hair Traitor) to get is shape or does the Ronnie Jackson treatment get a fucking pass...........were waiting asshole

3) Did you get your loyalty oaths to turn the country into a complete Russian failed state of fealty................asshole

4) Did you bring all the maga senators ( like Joni Ernst) that confirmed you to give them a update on your bullshit and they gave you high fives................asshole

5) Did you give them a heads up that all personnel will not be getting paid because your fucking commander and chief the maga senate leader and the supporter of the insurrection maga house leader think that paychecks are like the military does not need them during a government shut down (they can go get a loan from paycheck by the week place and pay 18% with no credit check) because they maga republicans think greed is fucking good because they still get theirs..............asshole

6) SO did you tell them that if not Fucking resign ..........or get impeached......asshole

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'It's a bad look!' Pete Hegseth uses unprecedented meeting to bash 'fat generals' (Original Post) turbinetree Sep 2025 OP
It's a bad look to get dribbly, messily, shitfacedly drunk, too. Aristus Sep 2025 #1
Any recommendations for Meal Team 6? Hela Sep 2025 #2
They all should be fu**ing embarrassed tinymontgomery Sep 2025 #19
Dry drunk with christo-fascist tattoos and greasy hair is just as bad a look. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #3
LOL.................... Lovie777 Sep 2025 #4
I hate to say this, but, he has a point fat generals are not a good look. The troops who marched in Trump's parade Srkdqltr Sep 2025 #5
He could have sent a memo. chowder66 Sep 2025 #8
Instead Hegseth spent millions just to say "Y'all fat". 2MuchNoise Sep 2025 #12
Yes he should Srkdqltr Sep 2025 #16
The troops looking looked fine obamanut2012 Sep 2025 #10
If they had done that parade thing displacedvermoter Sep 2025 #24
The military parade, if they were to honor their oath thomski64 Sep 2025 #29
Fuck that Ponietz Sep 2025 #39
Generals are "fat" qazplm135 Sep 2025 #32
The troops in the parade orangecrush Sep 2025 #35
My primary criteria for an effective military is not "looks good" meadowlander Sep 2025 #45
Apparently TSF is not general material. Sneederbunk Sep 2025 #6
Snarf UpInArms Sep 2025 #7
So the whole thing is a multilevel marketing diet scam? C_U_L8R Sep 2025 #9
He wants to show off his manly-tattoos and manly-body so bad... Buns_of_Fire Sep 2025 #11
Drunkard and the Mango -- and Epstein Tetrachloride Sep 2025 #13
Then there is the fat Commander in Chief... yellowcanine Sep 2025 #14
He is the SOTLC - Secretary Of The Liquor Cabinet CentralMass Sep 2025 #15
lol Celerity Sep 2025 #17
It's a bad look alright Peter.... democratsruletheday Sep 2025 #18
The Secretary of Defense is a "Do You Even Lift, Bro?" Bro Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #20
So is public intoxication RainCaster Sep 2025 #21
Drink 'em under the table, Kegsbreath! Kid Berwyn Sep 2025 #22
Round is a shape, right? Totally Tunsie Sep 2025 #23
Fuck this rapist, Hegseth, secretary of rape Blues Heron Sep 2025 #25
He called Rebl2 Sep 2025 #26
Hegseth'sone arm is very muscular Norbert Sep 2025 #27
what a dick bigtree Sep 2025 #28
Yeah. Piss off your generals. 50 Shades Of Blue Sep 2025 #30
a 5 time draft dogger trying to scold generals . general bone spurs? AllaN01Bear Sep 2025 #31
It's the only way he can see his junk. rubbersole Sep 2025 #34
JHFC orangecrush Sep 2025 #33
A video has been leaked of hegseth and trump lecturing the generals.... 70sEraVet Sep 2025 #36
I thought Trump wanted Generals like Hitler had? Coventina Sep 2025 #37
I think that one is fictional. But this one was real: Wednesdays Sep 2025 #43
Has he seen Trump? Orrex Sep 2025 #38
Does the dsvajda Sep 2025 #40
Herbert Hoover liked his young agents to be well dressed and well built. Ping Tung Sep 2025 #41
Thought for sure this would be The Onion The Revolution Sep 2025 #42
Why is nobody here mentioning the most frightening part of Hegseth's speech? Wiz Imp Sep 2025 #44

Aristus

(71,726 posts)
1. It's a bad look to get dribbly, messily, shitfacedly drunk, too.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 08:52 AM
Sep 2025

Gonna work on that, Kegsbreath?

tinymontgomery

(2,846 posts)
19. They all should be fu**ing embarrassed
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:31 AM
Sep 2025

and hang their heads in shame when watching this go viral.

Srkdqltr

(9,411 posts)
5. I hate to say this, but, he has a point fat generals are not a good look. The troops who marched in Trump's parade
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:00 AM
Sep 2025

did look awful. The armed services need to look better. But then they are not around for looks.

displacedvermoter

(4,162 posts)
24. If they had done that parade thing
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:41 AM
Sep 2025

Last edited Tue Sep 30, 2025, 12:27 PM - Edit history (1)

properly, you would have seen some of the most professional, best conditioned soldiers in the world. The Army's heart wasn't in it for that cheesy event. It really took the shine off the 250th anniversary.

They kept calling Milley fat. I can't imagine wanting to have him grab me, big dude. Christ I wish he had levelled Trump just once.

thomski64

(852 posts)
29. The military parade, if they were to honor their oath
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:48 AM
Sep 2025

To protect against all enemies, should have ended like the one for Anwar Sadat....

qazplm135

(7,654 posts)
32. Generals are "fat"
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 10:34 AM
Sep 2025

Because most of them are 55+ and human biology combined with a ridiculous busy and packed schedule makes being svelte pretty hard.

Add in 30+ years of military life and their joints and back are trash, I know from experience.

They aren't there to fight. They are there to plan.

orangecrush

(28,705 posts)
35. The troops in the parade
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 10:45 AM
Sep 2025

Were an intentional insult to Trump.

And the Generals are people who have served for 30 plus years, are advanced in age and have no need to prove anything to a piece of shit like Kegsbreath.

meadowlander

(5,099 posts)
45. My primary criteria for an effective military is not "looks good"
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 12:54 PM
Sep 2025

especially when we're talking about the 50+ year olds who sit in command watching the action on monitors.

Also, there's something to be said for:

Buns_of_Fire

(19,020 posts)
11. He wants to show off his manly-tattoos and manly-body so bad...
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:14 AM
Sep 2025

At an appropriate spot in his manly-motivational speech, I would expect him to rip off his shirt, yelling "THIS is what a manly-soldier looks like, you wusses!" Whereupon the entire command branch of the US military will be temporarily disabled by a violent attack of projectile vomiting.

Prairie Gates

(7,280 posts)
20. The Secretary of Defense is a "Do You Even Lift, Bro?" Bro
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:32 AM
Sep 2025

Bro, like, bro, seriously, bro. If I can get jacked, anyone can, bro. Gnaw mean, bro? Bro, seriously tho, bro. Look how jacked I am, bro. That's hard lifts bro. Fuck cardio. That's for girls, bro. You gotta get jacked, bro. Fucking progressions all day, bro. All DAY! Let's fucking go, bros!

Kid Berwyn

(23,176 posts)
22. Drink 'em under the table, Kegsbreath!
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:35 AM
Sep 2025

CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!

CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!

CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!

CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!

CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!

Falls over, return to happy place under the table.

Rebl2

(17,437 posts)
26. He called
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:43 AM
Sep 2025

them all together to tell them they are too fat? Did he tell trump he’s too fat.
Couldn’t he have done this meeting over zoom. As far as troops, don’t they have trouble recruiting in the first?

AllaN01Bear

(28,656 posts)
31. a 5 time draft dogger trying to scold generals . general bone spurs?
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 10:33 AM
Sep 2025

wonder if he has looked in a mirror lately.

70sEraVet

(5,270 posts)
36. A video has been leaked of hegseth and trump lecturing the generals....
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 10:48 AM
Sep 2025
https://m.
&pp=ygUNUHVtcGluIHVwIHNubA%3D%3D

Coventina

(29,216 posts)
37. I thought Trump wanted Generals like Hitler had?
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 10:53 AM
Sep 2025
/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20221120055758

Wednesdays

(21,656 posts)
43. I think that one is fictional. But this one was real:
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 11:34 AM
Sep 2025


Hermann Goering, Hitler's second in command.

The Reddit article where I found the pic also mentioned that when the Allies captured Goering, they needed a special plane to transport him because he was so heavy.

Wiz Imp

(9,073 posts)
44. Why is nobody here mentioning the most frightening part of Hegseth's speech?
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 12:45 PM
Sep 2025
Hegseth said he is loosening disciplinary rules and weakening hazing protections, putting a heavy focus on removing many of the guardrails the military had put in place after numerous scandals and investigations

He said he was ordering a review of “the department’s definitions of so-called toxic leadership, bullying and hazing to empower leaders to enforce standards without fear of retribution or second guessing.”

The defense secretary called for “changes to the retention of adverse information on personnel records that will allow leaders with forgivable, earnest, or minor infractions to not be encumbered by those infractions in perpetuity.”

Bullying and toxic leadership has been the suspected and confirmed cause behind numerous military suicides over the past several years, including the very dramatic suicide of Brandon Caserta, a young sailor who was bullied into killing himself in 2018.


https://www.wyff4.com/article/hegseth-trump-military-directives-meeting-quantico/68130609

He apparently think Jack Nicholson was the good guy in the movie "A Few Good Men".



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