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5. Hegseth is endangering our national defense.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2025, 06:29 PM

May 24

Approximately 43% of active-duty U.S. military personnel identify as a racial or ethnic minority, according to the latest data from the Department of Defense.

If he wants an all white, Christian Army, he will surely have a smaller one. I don’t expect to see Trump’s sons volunteering.

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Pete Hegseth has a new grooming policy that could remove anyone from active service with razor bumps. [View all] riversedge May 24 OP

Ridiculous! Would using elect razor prevent this? SheltieLover May 24 #1

Usually it will TnDem May 24 #2

Glad to hear those poor guys have a solution or an out, whichever they prefer SheltieLover May 24 #3

From personal experience, I can tell you... appmanga May 24 #15

Sorry to hear SheltieLover May 24 #17

They should be allowed Mossfern May 24 #4

Beards make gas masks not seal to the face. Not an appearance issue, a survival issue. dutch777 May 24 #8

Correct TnDem May 24 #10

as someone with sleep apnea I can attest that the seal of the mask is an issue dsc May 24 #11

Hegseth is endangering our national defense. surfered May 24 #5

Not to worry, Dan May 24 #9

There was a draft for the Vietnam War. As always with a draft, there were ways to get around it. surfered May 24 #13

Know that, lived that... Dan May 24 #14

Being fully staffed and prepared in advance is the key. Fully staffed means a lot of people of different races, surfered May 25 #18

I hate seeing myself bemoaning the racism, misogyny, and other bigotry in this administration... hlthe2b May 24 #6

Rather thinly veiled racist attack by Sec Def. Attilatheblond May 24 #7

This is bullshit and needs to be taken to court. Racist POS!! Pisces May 24 #12

Just another day in their current drip drip drip... appmanga May 24 #16