Posted on Nov 14, 2024
What should be the priorities for the new Secretary of Defense?
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President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated RallyPoint member Pete Hegseth to be SECDEF. If confirmed, what should be his priorities? I'd especially love to hear what current service members have to say. What does he need to do to make the military more lethal? What should OSD prioritize to improve your lives and the lives of your families and peers?
Donald Trump
SECDEF
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Get back to the Basics- Military are to fight & defend, not play social media games, not pick pro nouns, not DEI. We wore green, blue, etc. all the same color, and we bled red. Nobody better than anyone else, no race, etc.
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CSM Chuck Stafford
SGM Bill Frazer concur -- the social media games cater to individuals and groups of individuals. Our warriors, instead of banging the drum of that individuality, should be championing the values and virtues of America -- reset the warrior foundation to engage and destroy the enemies of our nation; A house is only as strong as its foundation.
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
CSM Chuck Stafford -
Although I DO Understand Your Position,
I'd Like To Believe I Have SOME Ability To Sort Through The Crap
And Arrive With My Own Conclusions. That's One Of The Benefits I Have
Of Being And Independent Voter ~ I Owe No Allegiance To Any Manner Of Political Party.
Although I DO Understand Your Position,
I'd Like To Believe I Have SOME Ability To Sort Through The Crap
And Arrive With My Own Conclusions. That's One Of The Benefits I Have
Of Being And Independent Voter ~ I Owe No Allegiance To Any Manner Of Political Party.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
Ah yes someone who hasn't served in forever talking about things that aren't happening.
I just retired in Sept. There was no DEI. No "pick a pronoun." I still don't know why you guys hate English grammar...
No we weren't all "the same color." Racism and sexism permeate through the ranks. YOU may not have experienced it but it's still there in 2024. There IS skin color and ethnicities and gender. By saying "I don't see color or gender" you don't see a person.
I just retired in Sept. There was no DEI. No "pick a pronoun." I still don't know why you guys hate English grammar...
No we weren't all "the same color." Racism and sexism permeate through the ranks. YOU may not have experienced it but it's still there in 2024. There IS skin color and ethnicities and gender. By saying "I don't see color or gender" you don't see a person.
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I personally feel that they need to expedite the modernization of vehicles. I know that I'm not privy to the finer details of the big picture, but conducting PMCS on vehicles that continue to find their way back on the ESR is borderline offensive at this point. I get it, there's a process, but if they can modernize our helicopters at the snap of a finger, maybe consider the same for those vehicles needed to support the movement of those aircraft.
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SSG Carlos Madden
That's a good one. The time wasted by joes conducting PMCS, especially in the NG/RES side, is insane.
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
SSG Carlos Madden -
Another Day Has Arrived, ~ It's Now November 15th, 2024,
And Our Soon-To-Be President Has Decided Upon His Personal
Choices Of Staff ~~ I Know Not Your Feelings, But It Scares Me,
All To Hell, These Individuals Will Be Put In Charge Of Anything ~~
There Appear To Be None With A Background In The Fields Of Their Appointment,
Withe Perhaps The Selection Of Eldon Musk, But What I Think I'm Looking At Is An
Individual Who'll Be Making Decisions To Benefit Himself
Another Day Has Arrived, ~ It's Now November 15th, 2024,
And Our Soon-To-Be President Has Decided Upon His Personal
Choices Of Staff ~~ I Know Not Your Feelings, But It Scares Me,
All To Hell, These Individuals Will Be Put In Charge Of Anything ~~
There Appear To Be None With A Background In The Fields Of Their Appointment,
Withe Perhaps The Selection Of Eldon Musk, But What I Think I'm Looking At Is An
Individual Who'll Be Making Decisions To Benefit Himself
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SSG Carlos Madden, let's see if he gets confirmed first. I have my own opposition points to the selection, based on Mr. Hegseth's own comments.
That said, the SecDef should focus on building force and managing a budget with more numbers than he has ever seen. We have a recruiting and retention problem. The military's budget increases every year, yet unit training and maintenance budgets always go down. Billeting is getting worse every year (barracks and on-post housing). Alignment with professional associations for credentialing, dial back investment in programs and projects that aren't finished equipment, dump money into MWR in not-so-popular assignments, pay Soldiers more. The R&D budget is almost the same size of total force compensation.
Take care of the people and people will stop telling everyone your organization is terrible.
That said, the SecDef should focus on building force and managing a budget with more numbers than he has ever seen. We have a recruiting and retention problem. The military's budget increases every year, yet unit training and maintenance budgets always go down. Billeting is getting worse every year (barracks and on-post housing). Alignment with professional associations for credentialing, dial back investment in programs and projects that aren't finished equipment, dump money into MWR in not-so-popular assignments, pay Soldiers more. The R&D budget is almost the same size of total force compensation.
Take care of the people and people will stop telling everyone your organization is terrible.
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