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December 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Pete Hegseth's and Trump's Speeches at Marine Corps Base Quantico on the Morning of Tue. 30-Sep-2025 ⤵
Pete Hegseth's and Trump's Speeches at Marine Corps Base Quantico on the Morning of Tue. 30-Sep-2025 By andy J.S. Decepida Pete Hegseth’s Speech ❝War Department❞ Rebranding Hegseth opened by greeting the assembled officers with ❝Welcome to the War Department, because the era of the Department of Defense is over❞1. Emphasizing a return to a warfighting mission, he argued that the military must focus relentlessly on preparing for and winning wars, not on ❝defensive❞ or bureaucratic postures2,3. Anti❝Woke❞ Cultural Shift The Defense Secretary declared an end to what he called the ❝woke❞ policies of his predecessors. ❝No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship… We are done with that shit,❞ Hegseth proclaimed, vowing to ❝liberate❞ the armed forces from political correctness4. He said prior leadership had turned the Pentagon into ❝the ❛woke❜ department❞ by promoting people based on race or gender rather than merit, a trend he insisted would stop immediately5,6. Meritocracy & Purging ❝Toxic❞ Leaders Hegseth defended his removal of several top generals/admirals and signalled more departures. He blasted ❝the insane fallacy that ❛our diversity is our strength❜❞ ☞ a6 and stated many officers were chosen for ❝historic so-called firsts❞ instead of capability7,8. Naming figures like Gen. Mark Milley and others, he said ❝out with the Chiarellis, the McKenzies and the Milleys❞, blaming them for embracing progressive ideology9. Hegseth issued an ultimatum to the crowd: if his words ❝make your heart sink, then you should do the honourable thing and resign❞, but ❝I suspect … the overwhelming majority of you feel the opposite❞, implying support for his agenda10,11. Restoring Fitness & Grooming Standards He announced 10 new directives to enforce stricter physical fitness and appearance standards across the force12. Every service member —including four-star generals— will undergo semi-annual fitness tests and meet weight requirements13. Hegseth railed against ❝lowered❞ standards for combat roles, insisting on a ❝return to the highest male standard❞ for all genders14. ❝If you do not meet the male-level physical standards for combat positions, cannot pass a PT test or don’t want to shave and look professional, it’s time for a new position or a new profession,❞ he warned15,16. He condemned the prevalence of out-of-shape personnel: ❝it’s tiring to look out at … any formation and see fat troops. Likewise, it’s completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals… It’s a bad look.❞17,18 Hegseth specifically ended grooming waivers for facial hair — ❝No more beardos… the era of rampant and ridiculous shaving profiles is done❞ — saying only special forces might be exempt15,19. ❝Warrior❞ Discipline & Training To toughen the force, Hegseth said basic training must be ❝scary, tough and disciplined.❞ He is empowering drill instructors to enforce old-school methods, even those previously curtailed. ❝Yes, they can shark attack… toss bunks… swear and yes, they can put their hands on recruits,❞ he affirmed, as long as they don’t violate laws20. This approach — sometimes called the ❝shark attack❞ ☞ a1 — instills a ❝healthy fear❞ in new troops, in Hegseth’s view21,22. He also vowed to loosen the Rules of Engagement (ROE) in combat. ❝We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country,❞ Hegseth declared. ❝No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement — just common sense, maximum lethality and authority for warfighters.❞23,24 ☞ a2 Echoing this blunt ethos, he reminded the generals, ❝You kill people and break things for a living. You are not politically correct.❞25. Accountability and ❝No More Eggshells❞ Hegseth outlined sweeping changes to internal oversight and morale. He announced an overhaul of the Pentagon’s Inspector General and Equal Opportunity offices, arguing that complaint systems had been ❝weaponized❞ by frivolous grievances26. ❝No more frivolous complaints, no more anonymous complaints,❞ he said, unveiling what he dubbed the ❝no more walking on eggshells policy❞, which he claims will stop minor or bad-faith accusations from ❝side-tracking❞ careers26,27. He also praised new ❝proactive social media policies,❞ condemning online griping by troops. ❝Anonymous, online or keyboard complaining is not worthy of a warrior — it’s cowardice masquerading as conscience,❞ Hegseth said, vowing to shut down unit social media pages that ❝trash commanders❞ and harm cohesion28. Furthermore, he argued leaders should not be punished forever for honest mistakes: ❝You should not pay for an earnest mistake for your entire career,❞ he said, indicating adverse incident records will be scrubbed in some cases26,29. Audience Reaction (Hegseth) The roughly 800 generals and admirals in the auditorium responded cautiously. According to reporters present, Hegseth’s fiery ❝warrior ethos❞ sermon was met with ❝deathly silence❞30. There were no outward signs of pushback — no applause breaks or audible reactions — as the officers listened in stoic silence, a fact even President Trump would later remark upon. (Many in the audience were reportedly alarmed by the event’s political tone, but any dissent remained muted during Hegseth’s remarks31.) Donald Trump’s Speech Challenging the Generals (Opening) President Trump took the stage after Hegseth and immediately acknowledged the tense quiet in the room. ❝I’ve never walked into a room so silent before,❞ he quipped32. He encouraged the assembled officers to relax and even ❝have a good time❞, telling them they were free to clap —or even leave— if they wished. However, Trump joked that ❝if you don’t like what I’m saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future❞, indicating that walking out would wreck their careers32,33. This wry warning drew some chuckles, but also underscored the power dynamic in what he called a ❝captive audience❞34. Trump also noted the extraordinary nature of the gathering, admitting ❝there’s a little expense❞ to fly everyone in but calling it a ❝great spiritizing❞ exercise to build morale and esprit de corps35,36. Adopting the ❝War Department❞ Ethos Trump warmly endorsed Hegseth’s rebranding of the Pentagon. He praised the decision to revive the ❝Department of War❞ name,
October 1, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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3. Force12 ligger inom IM, men merparten är en expansion av e-commercedelen, vi arbetar dock med att bredda ytterligare för att hantera alla typer av leverantörs- och produktförsörjning
May 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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2x Force12 C3 tribanders fixed on NA and EU. The NA antenna is at 55 feet, EU at 75 feet. The tower in the photo is 140 ft tall. On 30/40m I use two phased verticals. Typically I operate CW and digital modes, occasionally phone.
November 26, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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in the Earth's orbital characteristics as the driving force¹2. Seasonality was at times stronger and at times weaker than it is today. Although most scientists now accept the orbital hypothesis, none of the mechanisms that have been proposed to explain the linkage between seasonality and climate is universally accepted. This matter is the subject of much research. The 180/¹60 record in deep-sea cores gives the impression that the response of the climatic system to orbital forcing is smooth and gradual (Fig. 1- see over). Only recently have we begun to realize that this impression is a false one. One of the early clues came from studies of the ecology of the remains of planktonic organisms contained in deep-sea cores of rapidly accumulated sediment from the North Atlantic'. The ecological changes recorded in these cores probably reflect changes in surface-water temperature. © 1987 Nature Publishing Group This record does not show the gradual change scientists had become accustomed to. Instead it shows an abrupt end to glacial time and, even more interesting, a brief period of intense cold interrupting the warm period that followed (Fig. 1). Although the two records shown in Fig. 1 are quite different, they are not incompat- ible. Changes in 180/O in the shells of marine sediments are largely the result of the waxing and waning of the O-deficient continental ice caps. As the response time of global ice caps is thousands of years, the "O record smooths out the rapid changes in climate. It took more than this, however, to make us take these abrupt changes seriously. The evidence that turned our heads came from holes drilled through the Greenland ice cap. As a foot or so of ice forms from each year's snowfall, the record captures changes in the ice-cap en- vironment no matter how rapid they have been. These changes are recorded in the ratio of isotopically 'heavy' to isotopically 'light' water in the ice (a measure of air temperature)45, in the content of particu- late matter in the ice (a measure of the dustiness of the air over the ice cap)' and in the content of CO, and other green- house gases contained in the air trapped as bubbles in the ice (a measure of the atmos- phere's greenhouse capacity)'. Like the ecological record in deep-sea muds from the North Atlantic, the ice core records from Greenland give a dramatically dif- ferent impression of the manner in which climate changes than do the oxygen isotope records for marine shells. They show that during glacial time climate changed fre- quently and in great leaps. The typical leap involves a 6°C change in air tempera- ture, a fivefold change in atmospheric dust content and a 20% change in the CO₂ content of air. In cold times the air was dustier and contained less CO₂. While the record in Greenland's ice shows that climate can change in big leaps, we have to look further for a clue as to why these leaps occur. The last of the events seen in the Greenland record is well docu- mented not only in Greenland ice and in North Atlantic sediment, but also in lake and bog sediments from throughout West- ern Europe and maritime Canada. On land it is recorded by large shifts in the ecology of plants (as recorded by their pollen grains). During warm periods trees grew in these areas; during cold periods
August 10, 2023 at 7:55 AM
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