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SECDEF Hegseth’s Message to Pentagon
« on: January 27, 2025, 05:20:29 pm »
SECDEF Hegseth’s Message to Pentagon
U.S. Naval Institute Staff
January 25, 2025 11:44 AM
The following is the text of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s, Jan. 25, 2025, initial message to the Pentagon.

Secretary Hegseth’s Message to the Force
January 25, 2025

It is the privilege of a lifetime to lead the warriors of the Department of Defense, under the leadership of our Commander in Chief Donald J. Trump. We will put America First, and we will never back down.

The President gave us a clear mission: achieve Peace through Strength. We will do this in three ways — by restoring the warrior ethos, rebuilding our military, and reestablishing deterrence.

We will revive the warrior ethos and restore trust in our military. We are American warriors. We will defend our country. Our standards will be high, uncompromising, and clear. The strength of our military is our unity and our shared purpose.

We will rebuild our military by matching threats to capabilities. This means reviving our defense industrial base, reforming our acquisition process, passing a financial audit, and rapidly fielding emerging technologies. We will remain the strongest and most lethal force in the world.

We will reestablish deterrence by defending our homeland — on the ground and in the sky. We will work with allies and partners to deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific by Communist China, as well as supporting the President’s priority to end wars responsibly and reorient to key threats. We will stand by our allies—and our enemies are on notice.

All of this will be done with a focus on lethality, meritocracy, accountability, standards, and readiness.

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Re: SECDEF Hegseth’s Message to Pentagon
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2025, 05:23:39 pm »
He had better keep a close eye on all the generals, in particular the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, for tacit resistance.  He had better keep a closer eye on anyone communicating with Mark Milley for any reason.
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Re: SECDEF Hegseth’s Message to Pentagon
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2025, 05:27:09 pm »
He had better keep a close eye on all the generals, in particular the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, for tacit resistance.  He had better keep a closer eye on anyone communicating with Mark Milley for any reason.

I know very little of him other than what I saw at the confirmation hearings.  He came across as a genuine conservative with definite love of country and obvious military service.

I'm not so sure he has the experience to know to keep an eye out and watch for resistance and also those communicating with Milley.  ????  Anyone???
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