That is one pissed off Sergeant Major of the Army

[Aviation Pro]

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His name is SMA Michael Weimar and the look he's giving is one of pure nicotine and hate. And to his right is the Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Randy A. George. Note that S'arnt Major sports a Special Forces tab, while the CoS AUSA holds a Ranger tab.

And where are the tabs, any tabs, of the fucking drunk lecturing them? Nowhere because he was too much of a chickenshit to try.

Fuck him and his cowardly, bone spurred boss.

[vapor2]

1. National security compromised by morons

[orangecrush]

2. Caffeine and hate for me

[Champp]

3. Bigwign Republican jerkoffs treated our honorable Military Leaders like "Suckers and Losers"

disgraceful.

Show some respect for once.

[RandySF]

4. The military officer corp is almost unanimously Republican.

They got what they voted for.

[Aviation Pro]

7. Today, some minds were changed

As far as being stranded in DC, they'll fly out on their own dime and get reimbursed once the government opens back up.

[Tommy Carcetti]

12. Hopefully a fair amount of McCain types. nt

[IronLionZion]

14. Do you have a source for that?

Plenty of retired officers endorsed Democrats at our conventions. There are some Wesley Clark types out there.

[BamaRefugee]

54. I would have voted for Wesley Clark.

[tblue37]

79. I voted for Clark in the primary.

[tblue37]

78. And Mark Milley. (I also voted for Wesley Clark in the primary.)

[IronLionZion]

82. Correct. Plenty of flag officers tend to be well educated and thoughtful

which is great for military strategy but bad according to MAGA

[Sparkly]

80. Clarkie here!

[tblue37]

87. Me, too.

[The Wizard]

115. I voted for Clark in the primary

I met him on the campaign trail and called him by his Call Sign when he was in the First Infantry. He looked stunned that anyone would remember trivia from 35 years earlier.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

19. You might be wrong. The ones in my family (retired) understand strategy & see

tRump for what & who he is. A lying piece of shit. They know bullshit when they see and smell it. It's right there in front of them. AND they do not trust Putin. AND they do not like pedophiles.

[sop]

25. I'll wager they're honorable Republicans who believe in protecting democracy and upholding the Constitution.

For every General Michael Flynn there are probably a hundred like General Mark Milley.

[Wiz Imp]

33. Not True. And there's no doubt that even a significant portion of Republican Officers

are likely anti-Trump. Does anyone really think these people are Trump Supporters?

Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown Jr.: Fired as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on February 21, 2025.

Adm. Lisa Franchetti: Dismissed as the Chief of Naval Operations on February 21, 2025. She was the first woman to lead the U.S. Navy.

Gen. Timothy Haugh: Fired as head of both the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command in April 2025. He had served in intelligence and cyber operations for over 30 years.

Gen. Jeffrey Kruse: Fired as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in August 2025. This occurred after the DIA reportedly contradicted White House claims about Iran's nuclear facilities.

Adm. Linda Fagan: Fired as Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. She had been the first woman to hold the position.

Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force: Gen. James Slife was also dismissed in February 2025.

Lt. Gen. Jennifer Short: The top military assistant to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was relieved of her duties in February 2025.

Gen. Mark Milley: His security detail and clearance were revoked in February 2025, and his portrait was removed from the Pentagon. Milley, a retired Army general who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during Trump's first term, had become a vocal critic of him.

James Mattis
Mark Esper
James Anderson

[popsdenver]

41. I think

we are all about to find out, just how deeply the MAGA Republican Party has infiltrated the U.S. Military, National Guard, and Reserves.....

[Sparkly]

83. I agree.

I think it's an assumption that something "macho" about the "military" means all vote Republican, since they lean heavily into hyper-machismo imagery (having some serious insecurities around masculinity in general, it seems).

It's always anecdotal, but I have two living veterans in my family - husband and brother-in-law, both Democrats. A close friend, career military, supported GW Bush is registered Independent, but votes Democrat. Past veterans include my father and father-in-law - Democrats.

I think it might be new recruits from certain backgrounds who were already Republican-leaning and overlap with Republicanism.

[Maru Kitteh]

5. "Pure nicotina and hate"

That is a masterpiece of phrase right there.

[Redleg]

23. Descriptive of some of the Sergeants Major that I knew

A good turn of phrase. Applied to some platoon sergeants, master sergeants, and first sergeants too.

[Aviation Pro]

107. And salty members of the Spec 4 mafia

…..

[Redleg]

116. LOL

Spec 4's seemed to be an interesting group. Some were very gung-ho, clearly wanting to become sergeants while others acted like that was the last thing they wanted. Men of both types could be good soldiers and had the potential to be good NCOs, and I appreciated that some of the Spec 4s definitely questioned "the system" and the way things were done.

[UpInArms]

6. Since the fucker couldn't have a parade for his birthday

this ability to summon all of the military brass makes his bitty mushroom peepee have a little spasm

[Joinfortmill]

72. Hahaha

[SheltieLover]

8. So, is the big meeting over?

[Aviation Pro]

9. Yep, the fucking child rapist walked out to thundering silence

Somewhere in the recesses of his addled, fucking brain, the motherfucker knew he fucked up.

[SheltieLover]

10. This reminds me of Brewster's Millions - great film

He inherited a fortune, but only if he could burn through millions in a matter of days.

Kraznov is bankrupting our country with this bs.

And just wait till the ICE lawsuits land squarely on the backs of taxpayers.

Ty for sharing.



On edit: film is very funny. Current scenarii not at all.

[CrispyQ]

88. My husband read most of Trump's speech to me this afternoon while I was cooking & HOLY FUCK!!

I'll bet those guys were thinking two things. 1. I report to this guy?? 2. This guy has the nuclear codes???

If they've heard/read anything besides MSM news they were at least prepared a bit, but it was just an unbelievable hour & ten minutes! Unfuckingbelievable.

[Boomerproud]

22. I hope you're not exaggerating. What I saw on CNN website re the speeches

left my mouth agape at the hubris and smarmyness of both djt and Hegseth.

[The Roux Comes First]

67. We're Using the Term "Brain" in the Widest Possible Sense Here, Right, Wherein Earthworms Have One?

[Ilsa]

34. The orange rapist bragged and threatened for 72 minutes.

I don't know how that many generals were able to sit still vs run up there and beat his face in, making Kegsbreath watch and wait his turn to get his.

[SheltieLover]

11. Is pootin happy yet?

[John1956PA]

13. Thank you for mentioning tabs. Here is the definition I learned from researching.

From https://combatoperators.com/expert-analysis/tabs-of-the-us-army/ :

Tabs of the United States Army refer to the cloth and/or metal arches used to display a word or words signifying a special skill worn on U.S. Army uniforms. Those tabs are used to identify a unit’s or a soldier’s special skill(s) or are worn as part of a unit’s unique heritage. Individual tabs are also worn as small metal arches above or below medals or ribbons on dress uniforms.

[Mblaze]

15. And none of them are fat

[tanyev]

32. Maybe Petey's getting them confused with all the footage of ICE agents.

🤨

[Mblaze]

38. Tom Homan could certainly drop a few.

[TommyT139]

57. If it's like other events

...seating was determined at least partly by looks.

That said, long-serving military officers seem to keep up with their fitness practices. More of them will be able to pass the twice a year test than anyone Trump has hired.

[Hekate]

16. That photo is one for the ages. Those men are not happy campers.

[Mr.Bee]

17. It May Be Up To Them

to overthrow this regime and restore democracy.

[EYESORE 9001]

24. Perhaps I'm being naive in my thinking

but would a military coup be preferable to a dictatorship?

[BaronChocula]

47. I would trust those guys in a second

over a career conman criminal and a chief lobbyist for tech billionaires. I think of our presidents who have served in the military from WWII on and they were pretty honorable.
(Nixon and W get an asterisk. HW squeaks by)

I think the vast majority of guys in the audience today have our nation's best interest in mind. I should say the PEOPLE in the audience if women are still allowed in the officer corp.

[Hope22]

106. Yes, women were present ...

I’m sure that did not go unnoticed by K. Many of whom have endured harassment and rape to get where they are.

[BaronChocula]

112. And then to show up

to be told they're only there because of DEI by one of the two most unqualified people in the room. The other being a rapist himself.

[Hope22]

113. It's really too much...

…and it never stops!

[Skittles]

117. as a woman who served

it's hard to imagine being judged by these two rapists, one of whom is a draft dodger and seditionist

[BaronChocula]

118. Many men don't realize how tough women are

due in part to all the BS men put them through. Women will take over when the rest of them stop catering to men.

[Hope22]

119. It's more than impossible that my stepsister, an Air Force veteran

Supports the sick F! Her brother does as well, retired Army and enlistment officer. The sickness is real. I am the odd one out in the family and am regarded as a peacenik mouth breather. They make me physically ill!

[Skittles]

120. it boggles my mind how any military person can support them

SHEER PROOF IT IS A CULT

[Hope22]

121. Yes, this!

[Joinfortmill]

74. In this case, my opinion is yes.

[yellow dahlia]

91. A question for the time...

and the ages.

[Mblaze]

18. That must have been when

President Queeg told Hegadeth to use the inner cities for war practice.

[Ilsa]

35. That was insane. My peaceful, prosperous city

is NOT A FUCKING MILITARY TRAINING GROUND.

[BaronChocula]

48. Where's Van Johnson when you need him?

The Con Muntiny.

[Mblaze]

50. The Con Mutiny

I like it.

[soldierant]

96. I'm going to take a minor exception

to the analogy to Queeg. The tragedy of Queeg was that at one time he was a fine officer. One doesn't get promoted to O-6 by screwing up. The seeds of his insanity may always have been there, but he must have been able to keep them in check prior to his promotion to Captain. And then they got out. Bligh I don't know about - that was another nation's Navy and a very different time. But Queeg - and I know in the movie that was communicated, I'm sure intentionally, in the faces of the officers who comprised the Court Martial. there's pity there, and pain.

The Apricot Antichrist has always been who he is and I can't see a sane person feeling sorry for him.

[Mblaze]

97. I'll have to agree with you.

I felt bad for Queeg. I don't feel anything but disdain for this narcissistic sociopath who hates America.

Perhaps one doesn't get promoted in the Navy for screwing up but evidently one can be elected President.

[soldierant]

98. Yes. That is a different decision making process.

[JohnKilvik]

100. Queeg not an 06

Nitpicky but Queeg was a Lt Commander (04) not an 06. The commanding officer of Navy ships are called captains regardless of their actual rank.

[soldierant]

103. Thanks.

I have no objection to nitpicking. I've been known to do it myself.😉

[ananda]

20. Those definitely look like death glares.

Color me impressed.

[patphil]

21. From the look of these guys, they intend to fulfill their oath if Trump attempts to declare martial law.

Their oath is to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic".
I wouldn't want to be in Hegseth's shoes at that point.

[thesquanderer]

39. Ironically, the best way for the military to coordinate a response if Trump were to go totally off the rails....

... would be to get all the top brass together, in person, in the same place, at the same time. But that would never happen. Oh, wait...

I would not be surprised if there was some interesting water cooler conversation at this event, of a type that would not occur over any official lines of communications that might be able to be intercepted or preserved.

[BaronChocula]

49. Those same thoughts

have been occurring to me for the past few days.

[FalloutShelter]

56. You are not kidding.

I just said this to a friend. You think these guys are not going to tap out this...A LOT?

[Blue Owl]

27. Mutiny against the Putinry!

[Ocelot II]

28. "Lions led by donkeys" comes to mind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_led_by_donkeys

[bucolic_frolic]

29. So will this become an annual meeting, then?

[Attilatheblond]

66. Only if Trump can figure out how to make them say at one of his 'clubs' at our expense.

[underpants]

30. THE Sgt Major of the Army. There's only one.

This is from another thread. This is in what looks to be E-8’s (Black Diamond rank)

[Joinfortmill]

75. A picture wortth a thousand coups.

[C_U_L8R]

31. Sidearms confiscated at the door.

So much for the 2nd Amendment, Tree of Liberty and all that.
I wonder if the paranoia gives Trump bad dreams.

[hamsterjill]

58. I didn't think an officer in uniform was supposed to surrender their sidearm.

Am I wrong?

[C_U_L8R]

61. Just imagining here.

But I’d be surprised if they did allow any weapons in that room. There are a few patriots remaining.

[Joinfortmill]

76. I certainly hope so.

[hamsterjill]

36. Don't you know that these career military leaders

Just love to sit and listen to a dumbass, chickenshit, draft-dodging sonofabitch tell them how it's going to be?

[John1956PA]

37. Trump dodged the draft. Hegseth served.

Just to clarify.

[Aviation Pro]

40. Yeah, he served

As a tabless beyotch infantry officer who got shuttled off to the purgatory of S-9.

[hamsterjill]

55. Well thank you for clarifying because we always do want to be super accurate!

But I was referring TO Trump in my post.

Just to clarify further - - - - I don't give a shit if Hegseth served. He obviously learned nothing from the experience. He has no honor. And that is the WORST insult someone can give to a person who did serve. NO HONOR.

[Skittles]

104. yeah, but he is rapist and washed-up talk show host

who PIMPS for a drafter dodger rapist seditionist

[Tree Lady]

59. Which is the reason he didn't do it

On zoom or email, they could mute and be reading a book or not even look at email.

He wanted to force them to have to pay attention to him. Show them who was the power.

[colorado_ufo]

42. This was a dangerous, unnecessary, stupid meeting.

Putting all top military leaders at risk in case of a terrorist attack, especially since this was widely advertised in advance. For NOTHING.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

43. MaddowBlog-Why Pete Hegseth's pitch to generals and admirals was even worse than expected

Did the secretary bring generals and admirals in from around the world so he could treat them like a CPAC audience? Actually, yes, he did.

Why Pete Hegseth’s pitch to generals and admirals was even worse than expected

flip.it/GIAS0g

— (@gypsydaveh.bsky.social) 2025-09-30T16:25:32.516Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pete-hegseth-speech-generals-admirals-rcna234674

But having heard the secretary’s remarks, he proved to be even worse than expected. Reuters reported:

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed ‘fat generals’ and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders on Tuesday they should resign if they don’t support his agenda. ‘Foolish and reckless political leaders set the wrong compass heading and we lost our way. We became the “Woke Department,”’ Hegseth said as he kicked off the event in Quantico, Virginia. ‘But not anymore,’ he said.

Choosing the worst moment from Hegseth’s bizarre and unnecessary speech is admittedly challenging. Was it his boasts about firing qualified military leaders? Or maybe his condemnation of diversity initiatives and climate change as “s---” that the military will no longer care about?.....

Maybe the lowest of the low points was Hegseth’s comment that seemed to open the door to a new attitude toward war crimes. “We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don’t fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country,” he declared. “No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement.”

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-09-30T13:06:31.204Z

In other words, Hegseth spent millions of taxpayer dollars to bring generals and admirals in from around the world so that he could treat them like a CPAC audience.

As for those in attendance who might’ve been uncomfortable with the secretary’s absurdities, he extended some advice to them, too. “If the words I’m speaking today are making your heart sink, then you should do the honorable thing and resign,” Hegseth said.

[Aviation Pro]

44. Can't wait until we see this fucking, drunken, failed, tabless infantry officer

Hauled off blubbering with snot coming out of his nose for his crimes against the nation. Sort of like this.

[SharonAnn]

62. Who is he?

[Aviation Pro]

68. Jim Bakker

Google him.

[Joinfortmill]

77. Sounds ĺike he's promoting war crimes.

[tblue37]

81. HE shouod do the honorable thing and resign--but of course he hsas no honor.

[SamKnause]

45. What are tabs ???

[BaronChocula]

51. See comment #13 n/t

[Aviation Pro]

52. Look on the left shoulders of both men

The Sergeant Major is wearing a long, blue one that designates that he is Special Forces qualified; the black and gold tab on the General's uniform designates that he's a graduate of Ranger School.

Both of these are referred to as tabs.

[SamKnause]

60. Thank you.

[eppur_se_muova]

64. It would be easier to recognize their importance if they carried the words "don't fuck with me, junior". nt

[DinahMoeHum]

101. And they both have the Combat Infantry Badge

[Aviation Pro]

102. Yep

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[oasis]

46. "Bone spur Bozo" playing to a tough crowd.

I’m loving it.

[Initech]

53. We have a failed game show host and neo Nazi in charge of the DOD.

Which the fucking morons renamed to the Department Of War for some inexplicable reason.

[Skittles]

70. yes

and both are rapists, trashing women who serve

[Initech]

84. Kegsbreath has a literal white power symbol tattooed on his chest.

In addition to having an AR-15 tattooed on his arm.

[Skittles]

85. gee, he is a gun humping coward

who could know?

[eppur_se_muova]

63. Hegseth's tab ? Ask the bartender. nt

[Aristus]

65. The SMA has military authority equivalent to a Lieutenant (or three-star) General.

The fact that he is an enlisted man should not cause one to doubt his authority and his military experience.

[lonely bird]

69. That is a lot of pissed off people

I would wager even if some percentage is MAGA they still hold that they have taken an oath and will uphold that oath.

[Joinfortmill]

71. No shit, right? The f'cking gall of these two bums.

One is drunk and one is an Adderall freak. Hope the military squashes them like the bugs they are.

[sarge43]

73. The CMSAF also had the "I'm too old for shit" expression.

or the "this doesn't even qualify as mickey mouse or chicken shit" expression.
He was pissed.

[MrWowWow]

86. I Doubt DoD Will Comply with a CONUS-Focused, Urban Warfare Directive

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That remains to be seen of course. DICKtater TRASHd💩mp may decide to have Blackwater (aka Triple Canopy aka Xi or some bogus shit) come in with their private security- militia-urban warfare tactics. Just like in RoboCop, except without the monster robots.
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[pacalo]

89. I hope they are thinking that this is the moment of reckoning...

it's time to protect America's constitution and its citizens from domestic enemies. Now. Pronto.

[allegorical oracle]

90. Figured the "no more dudes in a dress" quip might get Kegseth's ass in a sling. (Still

hoping.) First thought it referred to females in the military. But after speaking with a serious left-wing friend, he suggested that maybe Kegseth was alleging that some military guys like to dress up when off duty...and that had to stop.

Anyone?

[artemisia1]

92. In a room filled with CIBs, Ranger and SF tabs, enough hashmarks to sink an aircraft carrier, a former drunk NG officer

rages against general and flag officers over their political correctness, lack of attention to duty and physical fitness defects. This is the definition of "toxic leadership". If there is one positive result of this it will be that this massive insult may make it easier for them to refuse unlawful orders from Ranger Ramjet (Secretary of "War&quot and the Mango Mussolini.

[Aviation Pro]

93. Not to mention Tridents

And MARSOC, CCT and PJ pipe hitters.

[artemisia1]

95. Good point. /nt

[blue_jay]

94. Crazy that the SMAs last name is Weimar

I'm no history buff but knew that Weimar rung a bell. Sadly it appears to have been a failed initial attempt at a democratic republic in Germany following WWI which ultimately led to the rise of extremist movements. Historians out there please fill in any blanks but hopefully he will come to the same fate as the aforementioned Weimar. I haven't heard the "speech" yet but hope that wiser minds prevail.

[SayItLoud]

99. Woke is gone...except

FAFO, that's the WOKE of Fuck Around Find Out. These people are so fucking stupid.

[LPBBEAR]

105. My Father

wasn't a high ranking officer. He was a Chief Master Sargent in the US Air Force and a lifer. He was generally a conservative and his politics could best be described as aligned with Archie Bunker. Even so, he despised people like Donald Trump and would have been royally pissed to be ordered to sit through speeches by morons like Trump and Hegseth. He hated incompetence. Even though I miss him daily I'm glad he is not around to see the shit show this country has become and the idiot fuckup in the White House.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

114. There were plenty of Chief Master Sergeants at that stupid meeting.

Technically, they were probably Command Chief Master Sergeants (same pay grade), accompanying their generals. Their main job was probably to keep their generals from jumping up and punching Hegseth in his stupid face.

I'm sure he sat through a lot of pointless meetings in his career.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

108. These officers are getting a special medal for yesterday

[Mysterian]

110. Imagine having to sit there and listen to a shitstain like Hegseth insult an honorable soldier like Milley

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It's an amazing feat of discipline none of them went up there and kicked his sorry fucking ass.

[Aviation Pro]

111. Especially, his SF brothers

I remember when that total shitstain and tabless beyotch infantry officer went to Stuttgart and strutted around 10th Group Special Forces’s gym during morning PT like he was even vaguely qualified to be there.

Fuck that posing shitbag.

[Heftylefty]

122. Kegsbreath

He was designated an "insider threat" in 2021, which he blamed for his subsequent resignation from the National Guard. This of course makes him eminently qualified to occupy the position of Secretary of Defense.