For those who haven't picked up on Hegseth's answer, who's the 47th President of the U.S.?
Mike Pence fired me when my daughter was two months old, because @StephenM was employed by President Trump and refused to quit when he asked. Mike Pence doesn’t practice what he preaches when it comes to family values, he only does it when it’s politically expedient. The American People clearly don’t care a single iota what Mike Pence has to say - he resoundingly lost to President Trump. Our country has moved on and it’s time he does too. He’s nothing but a footnote of American history.
If you’re a young man who doesn’t come from a wealthy family, Pete Hegseth’s DoD under a Trump presidency might be the best play to lift yourself out of the life you were born into.
You only need to enlist or commission as an officer for one term to qualify for benefits (GI Bill, VA Home Loan, etc.), so you can be in and out before Trump leaves office.
I highly doubt Trump will get us into another pointless forever war. Some may disagree, but he’s been very consistent about avoiding more unnecessary wars that don’t serve a single American interest.
I’m willing to bet Hegseth will do a good job with gutting the military of the rot that currently makes it triple vaxxed, effeminate, and gay. I’m especially confident this will be the case in special operations units.
The experience wouldn’t come without drawbacks. A peacetime military is a lot of drill & ceremony and training with no culminating firefights or combat deployments to look forward to, which kinda sucks. But the guys you’d meet and experiences you’d have (fast roping, breaching, etc.) would still be solid. You’d also get in good shape (especially if you went the special operations route). The benefits outweigh the drawbacks (assuming Hegseth is even somewhat effective).
Serve one term and get out. Leverage the VA Home Loan to buy a house with 0% down and start building equity. You can also buy up to a fourplex, live in one unit, and rent the other 3 with 0% down. Use your GI Bill to either get a degree or learn a trade that you can use to get a job or start a business.
Not saying it’s for everyone (it’s not), but it could be a solid option for those looking to avoid the corporate rat race while also avoiding unnecessary debt.
I have trashed the military quite a bit in recent years because of the direction it’s gone. But truth be told a countless number of us veterans have enjoyed wild success after the military, and most of us would attribute that success to the opportunities opened up to us because of our military experience. I know far more multimillionaires who put more weight in my experience as Ranger than the fact that I went to an elite law school or was an investment banker.
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FDA bans Red No. 3, artificial coloring used in beverages, candy and other foods
Evidence shows that the synthetic dye can cause cancer in lab animals.www.nbcnews.com
Not so fast! First waterboard him until he reveals his co-conspirators.He should be executed for treason and starting a rebellion/insurrection.
Found it.^ I saw a post about a FBI'S DEI has been renamed into something else. Will have to look for it.