Pentagon Plots to Recruit Radicalized Charlie Kirk MAGA Fans

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Daily Beast

Updated Sep. 19 2025 7:38AM EDT
Published Sep. 18 2025 7:48PM EDT


The Pentagon is reportedly looking to recruit Charlie Kirk’s young fans into the military. The Defense Department is considering a new military recruitment campaign centered around the 31-year-old slain conservative activist, NBC News reported Thursday, citing two officials familiar with the planning.

The officials said the proposal involved framing the recruitment campaign as a national call to service. Pentagon leaders have discussed slogans such as “Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors,” they added.

The Defense Department is also looking into using chapters of Kirk’s conservative youth organization Turning Point USA as military recruitment centers, according to the outlet. This could mean the organization’s events would feature military recruiters or advertisements, one official said.

It remains unclear when the proposal would be implemented, if at all. NBC reported that some Pentagon leaders were resistant to the idea, warning their colleagues that the campaign could be viewed as the military capitalizing on the assassination of the popular MAGA firebrand. The two officials told the outlet that the ideas were floated as the Pentagon’s Military Service Recruitment Task Force, led by Defense Undersecretary Anthony Tata, warned of a possible drop in future recruits.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-mulls-charlie-kirk-themed-military-recruitment-campaign/

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Why would they use him as a "recruiting tool"? He never served in the military and was rejected from West Point. These people are so shallow.

[sop]

1. These people are so dangerous.

[Bayard]

2. Hitler Youth

I guess using Kirk's first name in their propaganda is supposed to personalize the indoctrination.

[iemanja]

22. That's it.

[OldBaldy1701E]

27. Yup.

Same as it ever was.

(Remember, this image is from a book where you could make little dioramas with these figures. This is complete indoctrination and it is completely fascist.)

[WinstonSmith4740]

29. My first thought

One of my biggest fears with these bastards is them building a compliant military that WILL fire on protesters, or anyone else who angers Mango Mussolini. This will be the first step

[PSPS]

3. Sounds like something this "level-headed" guy would promote

[Norrrm]

4. Is it the Pentagon or Trump's kissass Hegseth?

“Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors,”

OK! Let's see how many show up under that slogan.

[Captain Zero]

16. If any show up and actually enlist the next thing to happen will be the military discharging them as

"UNFIT FOR MILITARY SERVICE"

There is a discharge like that, usually for people they find within 4-6 months who are 'misfits' doing things like going awol to visit their grandma.
They also have to pass the enlistment tests at recruiting offices, and I'd bet a Trump NFT that a bunch of Charlies kids probably can't do that.

So I'm not worried.
How many J6 pardonees are back in jail for something else right now? It's the same pool of people.

[PortTack]

32. Yup....Whatever makes them think that someone who spends hours playing videos games would want to be a solider

The military doesn’t offer kirk’s followers or groypers anything they are interested in…stupid

[Smilo]

34. That's ok - they will be transferred to ICE n/t

[Klarkashton]

5. Beating the Russians to it I guess.

[William Seger]

6. Sure, they'd be PERFECT to occupy Chicago and NYC

[Lonestarblue]

7. They'll be happy to open fire on other Americans when Trump tells them to.

Many MAGA are already wanting to murder Democrats.

[Harker]

8. Give them some brown shirts and a flag.

[RazorbackExpat]

25. The flag with the fylfot

that was co-opted by the Austrian painter

[Harker]

31. I'm thinking there are plenty on hand in their homes.

[BadgerKid]

9. Radicalization sounds like what?

J6 sequel incoming....

[mdbl]

10. Did they already hire all the Jan 6ers?

[Captain Zero]

17. They ran out J6ers because a bunch of them are back in jail for other crimes already.

nt

[PufPuf23]

11. "Generations of Warriors are generations gone missing and with broken lives.

Those with the hubris to lead generations into war are those that think others will pay the price for their hubris and lust for wealth and power.

[Diraven]

12. Aiming for all those unhinged TikTokers

Who were posting videos about how they were just waiting for Trump to give them the green light to mass murder their liberal neighbors.

On the one hand this is scary. On the other hand, they'll find out that's not at all what the real military is about (yet, anyway).

[Lithos]

13. Fodder at best

n/t

[Jack Valentino]

14. Are they going to reduce their mental health standards also ??

[AverageOldGuy]

15. Worthless

I'm a retired Army officer with 28 years in uniform and a tour in the bush in Vietnam.

I want serious, disciplined people around me. I don't give a rat's ass if they are black, white, tan, yellow, or candy striped. I don't care if they stand up to pee or squat to pee. All I want to know is this: Are you with me when the shit hits the fan?

I don't need a bunch of self-centered Kirk-bros.

[NBachers]

18. This will work as well as all the Maggots who are rushing to the farms to claim all the jobs that the immigrants stole.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

20. Right? A bunch of pudgy and pasty college warriors is the least of my worries.

[The Roux Comes First]

19. Bullshit. This is Exactly the Corruption We Do Not Need

Policing and military already have their hands full trying to minimize incoming idiocy and authoritarian impulses. These are critical roles in any country, and avoiding those desperate to grasp power over others simply through force of arms is a critical requirement for maintaining a properly disciplined policing force.

[B.See]

21. Why would they use him as a "recruiting tool"?

Only one logical answer.

If you're recruiting by invoking a white supremacist who promoted racism, bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, and other HATE based sentiment

then it can only mean you WANT a fascist army of full of white supremacists, racists, bigots, misogynists, homophobes, and other HATERS.

[Deminpenn]

24. Actually, the services have been consistently missing

their recruiting target numbers and have already lowered entrance requirements. That's why this "idea" came up.

I think the only service branch to meet its recruiting goals is the USMC, but it's small and the exclusiveness (the few, the proud, the Marines) draws in recruits.

[B.See]

33. Maybe so. But if you put out a call

to potential recruits by invoking a racist, bigoted white supremacist who seemed to delight in dispensing divisive and maliciously hateful lies, then that's the kind of people who are going to reply.

And they know that.

[Deminpenn]

35. These prospective recruits are the definition of coward

Did you notice all the brave college kids hit the deck as soon as they realized the sound was gunfire? Not one of them made any attempt to find or chase the shooter.

Here in Pittsburgh, conservative college kids are ready to run home to mama they are so scared.

[Dulcinea]

23. Sounds to me like they just want people who will do as they're told, no matter what.

MAGAts fit the bill.

[multigraincracker]

26. Bring back the draft.

[Bengus81]

28. LOL...99% of those pukes will fold if they can't be on their computers 24/7

spreading their Kirk born hatred. Send those pussies to boot camp,I want to see that. They'll want to be back in their parents basement chugging Red Bull or Dew ASAP.

Military.....ROFLMAO!!

[JohnnyRingo]

30. Of course! They've proven themselves easily indoctrinated.

Half the military's work is already done.

Just look at how many inked up skinheads are on your local police department.