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Hey Joe

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12. Hagsbreath is just another barstool soldier

Reply to KPN (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:20 PM

Nov 29

who’s egomania and malevolence totally eclipses any ability or qualifications he pretends to possess.
So far out of his league he has become a running joke in and out of the military.
Go have another drink Petey 🍸🍹🧉

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"What's the deal with Pete Hegseth? Am I the only veteran that recognizes this guy's personality?" [View all] KPN Nov 29 OP

He struck me as the type of leader more concerned with himself and he's a fast talker. surfered Nov 29 #1

Like Harold Hill in The Music Man BonnieJW Nov 29 #13

Harold Hill made it work in the end, though. nt Gore1FL Nov 29 #31

I think he's a bully. enigmania Nov 29 #2

He's a total fucking poser. Initech Nov 29 #30

I don't doubt that military recognize a certain (disreputable) persona in Hegseth.. hlthe2b Nov 29 #3

A martinet. The kind of brass we all hated. Ping Tung Nov 29 #4

This is why I refer to this shitbag Aviation Pro Nov 29 #5

Informative article, thanks KS Toronado Nov 29 #6

He probably had political connections. Do we know if he even attended Ranger school or applied? Did he get peered out? ChicagoTeamster Nov 29 #7

Well. He does have a degree in "Politics" from Princeton in the late 90's. haele Nov 29 #17

I saw on Wickipedia that he was commissioned from Princeton's ROTC program. He played basketball there. ChicagoTeamster Nov 29 #29

Thanks for catching the ROTC cite, haele Nov 29 #34

What does "COIN" stand for? calimary Nov 29 #8

No military but my guess is lonely bird Nov 29 #10

Counterinsurgency COL Mustard Nov 29 #20

Aha! calimary Nov 30 #39

You can say what you like about service members, but most have good bullshit detectors...nt Wounded Bear Nov 29 #9

"dangerously meh". Well put! chowder66 Nov 29 #11

teehee. see his ax throw. pansypoo53219 Nov 29 #18

Hagsbreath is just another barstool soldier Hey Joe Nov 29 #12

That's certainly the message I took from this reddit thread. KPN Nov 30 #37

He reminds me of an XO we had in Vietnam .. a major. Bo Zarts Nov 29 #14

Damn. That's a LOT of whiskey. COL Mustard Nov 29 #21

We had a Lieutenant XO in Vietnam The Wizard Nov 29 #22

What does "adjust fire" mean? LearnedHand Nov 29 #25

He was assigned to be a forward observer The Wizard Nov 29 #35

Thank you LearnedHand Nov 29 #36

We had an 04 like that. A real PITA...he was always demanding we cover for him. GP6971 Nov 29 #33

Scary, though. Thank you for your service. Joinfortmill Nov 30 #40

He's a product of the Fox News machine SleeplessinSoCal Nov 29 #15

So, he was with 101st I never got out of jump school? ashredux Nov 29 #16

Currently reading a biography of Napoleon -- author calls him a pychopath, he was obviously a megalomaniac as well. eppur_se_muova Nov 29 #19

Not SECDEF. He is SOW JCMach1 Nov 29 #23

aka/dba TripleSECDEF alterfurz Nov 30 #41

Hobbit Drinking struggle4progress Nov 29 #24

He's psychotic spanone Nov 29 #26

Yup. KPN Nov 30 #38

South Park "Pete Hegseth is a ****ing douche" underpants Nov 29 #27

Kegsbreath should be required to blow into a breathalyzer every 4 hours Blue Owl Nov 29 #28

It doesn't appear he attended, let alone completed, the Army Command & General Staff College. GP6971 Nov 29 #32