@carramrod it’s 100 percent documented fact. I reviewed his record when he was nominated. Even his personal bio doesn’t claim combat. He’s already universally disrespected among senior officers, stolen valor would make him lower than dirt.
In that case @bradstevens has shown your review of the facts re: documentation to be filled with holes.
As confirmation or disproof is not documented anywhere, you are now offering opinion.
@carramrod Well, your opinion is as worthless as tits on a boor hog. I’ve posted facts and some of you are invincibly ignorant. It’s par for the course.
His official bio doesn’t include combat. He’s not even as stupid as you are.
https://www.war.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/article/4040890/hon-pete-hegseth/
@carramrod Well, your opinion is as worthless as tits on a boor hog. I’ve posted facts and some of you are invincibly ignorant. It’s par for the course.
His official bio doesn’t include combat. He’s not even as stupid as you are.
https://www.war.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/article/4040890/hon-pete-hegseth/
That is not definitive evidence of zero combat experience.
@carramrod STFU, Farve. Once again you’re talking out your ass because you are willfully ignorant. Does it hurt? Jeebus, you’re stupid.
Hegseth also didn’t claim combat experience during his confirmation hearings. Stolen Valor is a big deal for veterans and the best thing I can say about Hegseth is he didn’t claim combat experience.
Hegseth also didn’t claim combat experience during his confirmation hearings. Stolen Valor is a big deal for veterans and the best thing I can say about Hegseth is he didn’t claim combat experience.
I’ve met a few combat veterans and broadcasting their experience isn’t always high on their priority list.
So? Were any of them nominated for SecDef? We absolutely know the history of every SecDef, and we know that Hegseth had no combat experience. This is over. Don’t even respond. Your posts in this have been worthless.Hegseth also didn’t claim combat experience during his confirmation hearings. Stolen Valor is a big deal for veterans and the best thing I can say about Hegseth is he didn’t claim combat experience.
I’ve met a few combat veterans and broadcasting their experience isn’t always high on their priority list.
So? Were any of the nominated for SecDef? We absolutely know the history of every SecDef, and we know that Hegseth had no combat experience. This is over. Don’t even respond. Your posts in this have been worthless.Hegseth also didn’t claim combat experience during his confirmation hearings. Stolen Valor is a big deal for veterans and the best thing I can say about Hegseth is he didn’t claim combat experience.
I’ve met a few combat veterans and broadcasting their experience isn’t always high on their priority list.
That’s your opinion. Don’t forget it.
So? Were any of the nominated for SecDef? We absolutely know the history of every SecDef, and we know that Hegseth had no combat experience. This is over. Don’t even respond. Your posts in this have been worthless.Hegseth also didn’t claim combat experience during his confirmation hearings. Stolen Valor is a big deal for veterans and the best thing I can say about Hegseth is he didn’t claim combat experience.
I’ve met a few combat veterans and broadcasting their experience isn’t always high on their priority list.
That’s your opinion. Don’t forget it.
It’s unbelievable how stupid and ignorant you are. Why you feel the urge to opine on subjects you know zip about is a huge mystery.
It’s obvious that you’re stupid, why post to prove it?
Yes, it does. You get a CIB for being in combat and that's in his bio.@carramrod Well, your opinion is as worthless as tits on a boor hog. I’ve posted facts and some of you are invincibly ignorant. It’s par for the course.
His official bio doesn’t include combat. He’s not even as stupid as you are.
https://www.war.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/article/4040890/hon-pete-hegseth/
https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Combat%20Infantryman%20Badge%20CIB
Here's a clip of Megyn Kelly talking about Hegseth's experience and she play clips from the NYT Daily podcast, where they describe what Hegseth's soldiers said about him and what kind of training he was getting over there on the law of engaging with the enemy. Not sure why they'd be giving him that if he wasn't on the front lines. Oh, and his soldiers describe times when they went on raids and Hegseth was the first one through the door. (You can start at 3:00 for the Daily podcast content):
Here's some of the transcript of the Daily pod:
He comes back from Guantanamo feeling like he didn't necessarily achieve very much. He's watching the news, and this is 2005. Iraq, which was supposed to be an easy and quick victory, by that point is really falling apart. He feels like, again, here's a chance for him to step in and help. He volunteers, and he joins the 101st Airborne Division as a Infantry Platoon Leader, and he goes to Iraq.
What's his experience there?
He arrives on the ground in what is essentially a mess that's getting worse every day. What had been a relatively swift invasion is now curdled into sectarian fighting, into roadside bombs everywhere, into mounting American casualties. The infantry troops that are on the ground like him, they're supposed to fix it. He realizes how difficult that's going to be because he's getting some very conflicting instructions.
What's an example of that?
So lawyers in the army who are giving a briefing to him and all the soldiers that he's arriving with tell him essentially, Hey, look, the rules are very strict. You cannot fire on an Iraqi, even if you see them with a rocket launcher, unless that rocket launcher is actually pointed at you. On the other side is some of the leadership in his brigade, combat commanders who are saying, You should expect to fire on pretty much any military-aged male, and you don't even need to give warnings That's what he does. Wow. He's got some people saying, Don't fire until it's too late. Some people say, Fire way too soon. He's a young infantry guy who's leading 40 soldiers who are trying to figure this out.
Whose advice does he ultimately take? What is his conduct This is really interesting.
He took a very moderate and measured approach. He's like, Okay, we're just going to be really careful. We don't want to shoot anyone. We don't need to because that's just going to make us so many more enemies in a war that we're trying to end. And so not only did he tell his soldiers, Hey, we're not going to shoot unless we're sure, but he volunteered to be the first one through the door on raids they would go on because he didn't want to put that really difficult decision in the hands of some 21, 22-year-old soldier who might make a rash decision. People who serve with him that I interviewed say he was flawless, careful, cared about what he did, and his soldiers loved him for it.
https://podcasts.happyscribe.com/the-daily/the-metamorphosis-of-pete-hegseth
I have no idea why you want to argue. You actually like this clown? He has never been in actual combat. It’s a fact.
i was in Afghanistan and Iraq too. Could have been in combat, but wasn’t. One of my Iraqi students was killed on his way to our class, but I wasn’t there.
Look, I'm not kidding you. The guy has never actually personally been in combat. This is not my opinion, it's a fact. 100 hundred percent fact. His units may have been, but he wasn't. CIBs are awarded to people who are in a combat zone. I really have no idea why you want to argue with me about this. I'm telling you the truth.
I have many medals and ribbons from my time in combat zones. Not one of mine and not one of his was for actual combat.
So how silly has this gotten? Sounds like they give out ribbons (at least) like confetti. Does everyone get a trophy now?
Look, I'm not kidding you. The guy has never actually personally been in combat. This is not my opinion, it's a fact. 100 hundred percent fact. His units may have been, but he wasn't. CIBs are awarded to people who are in a combat zone. I really have no idea why you want to argue with me about this. I'm telling you the truth.
I have many medals and ribbons from my time in combat zones. Not one of mine and not one of his was for actual combat.
So how silly has this gotten? Sounds like they give out ribbons (at least) like confetti. Does everyone get a trophy now?
I’m not saying he didn’t deserve his awards. Anyone in Iraq or Afghanistan could have been injured or killed. Even me and I was only there for three weeks in each country. Hegseth definitely had a better chance of engaging in combat than me or many others, but it’s a fact that he didn’t. That’s all.
Bing is an actual war hero, though he wouldn’t say it.