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walkingman

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4. I was a Scout and had no idea that the DOD had anything to do with it. Although when I think

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 05:14 PM

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about it the "Scout's Oath" was similar to a military kind of thing. I always thought that it was kind of linked to the Church because that is where we met? Learn something every day.

I cannot imagine Hegseth ever being a Boy Scout - he seems like the opposite of one to me. More like a NAZI Brown Shirt.

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