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| Pete Hegseth hit by deeply embarrassing allegations as leaked letter calling for his removal rips through the Pentagon | |||
| 2025-07-24 | |||
| [MAIL] Most amusing snippet: "The insiders described what they perceive as Hegseth's extreme distrust of the military and civilian personnel who work in the Pentagon, especially senior staffers who speak out when best practices are sidestepped or institutional memory ignored."
Since May, drafts of a letter have been circulating among high and mid-level military brass and civilian workers to 'Let the American public know this guy has no clue what he's doing,' one of them told DailyMail.com.
'They care about action,' reads his statement. Three Pentagon officials — two military and one civilian, and each with at least 20 years in the department — spoke on the condition of anonymity. All assigned to B-Company: "They'll be there when you get here. They'll be there when you leave." Aside from losing their jobs, they fear prosecution by Donald Trump's administration, and being replaced by people with less experience who would be less apt to challenge some of Hegseth's decisions.
They described its contents in the meantime - with complaints ranging from politicized decision-making to department-wide dysfunction, low morale, and a climate of paranoia driven by what they describe as Hegseth's obsession with rooting out dissent. They said the letter decries the Defense Secretary for issuing orders and setting policies without considering — or even hearing — input from intelligence, security and legal advisors. As all three insiders told us, the letter also cites dysfunction and chaos in the department due to what they said are Hegseth's inattention to, indecision on, and inconsistencies regarding several military matters, big and small. Those include defining the role the U.S. military should play in space and setting a realistic timeline for building the 'Golden Dome' missile defense system, a top military goal for Trump. They also include clarifying the channels by which Pentagon personnel should and should not communicate with each other. One insider said Hegseth's top aides are clamping down on contact between workers, even when there's no security, professional or ethical reason to do so. The insiders described what they perceive as Hegseth's extreme distrust of the military and civilian personnel who work in the Pentagon, especially senior staffers who speak out when best practices are sidestepped or institutional memory ignored. They said Hegseth's preoccupation with sussing out leakers and critics in the department has caused bureaucratic logjams, brought some basic, but essential military business to a standstill and triggered a sense of paranoia throughout the building. One of the officials said that some Pentagon personnel feel pressured to attend the Christian prayer services Hegseth has arranged during work hours, even though they're supposed to be optional. | |||
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #21 "two military and one civilian, and each with at least 20 years in the department" Hmmm, is that serving in any of the services that comprise DoD over 20 years or 20 years solely at the Pentagon? |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2025-07-24 19:38 |
| #20 *Blush* It was a team project. Skidmark thought the article worth posting, Besoeker served the first volley — his pull quote nailed it — and I returned serve. A good time was had by all, :-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-07-24 19:02 |
| #19 Pentagon weenies are only there to support the warfighter. The new boss in town is a warfighter. So shut up, do your job or find one more to your liking. |
| Posted by: Difar Dave 2025-07-24 17:31 |
| #18 #9 FTW |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2025-07-24 16:12 |
| #17 When the rats feel cornered, they start squealing. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2025-07-24 16:06 |
| #16 Excellent fisking, TW. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2025-07-24 14:47 |
| #15 Three Pentagon officials — two military and one civilian, and each with at least 20 years in the department — spoke on the condition of anonymity So much for "land of the free and home of the brave". |
| Posted by: Ebbirt Black7696 2025-07-24 14:13 |
| #14 This time it is not Jane Fonda manning the flak gun, it’s our betters in the Administrative State. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-07-24 12:17 |
| #13 They obviously think that it's an issue when it's actually working as designed. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2025-07-24 11:19 |
| #12 Hegseth loves the military and he loves good leadership. Having served myself and then worked as a DoD contractor, I can confirm the middle to high up civilians and military personnel are dogshit garbage 90% of the time. You only catch flak when you are over the target Mr. Hegseth. Keep going. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2025-07-24 09:25 |
| #11 As the old adage goes.."You only take flak when you're over the target" |
| Posted by: Warthog 2025-07-24 08:46 |
| #10 /\ An excellent filter Supe. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-07-24 08:41 |
| #9 It is come to the point where if a cabinet member is not being actively undermined, I just don’t trust them. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-07-24 07:27 |
| #8 'Let the American public know this guy has no clue what he's doing,' How many wars have you won in the last 30 years? It appears you don't know what you are doing. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-07-24 07:23 |
| #7 "...My name is Mike Kozlowski, and I approve of all these comments." Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2025-07-24 06:38 |
| #6 In other words, he's tearing up their shit and they don't like it one bit. Why should he listen to the very swamp monsters he's been hired to exterminate? This is them fighting back as hard as they can. A letter. Hegseth is going nowhere, and may God see his work finished and all these deep state traitors cast out and replaced with America firsters. |
| Posted by: Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 2025-07-24 06:05 |
| #5 I suspect Hegseth is well aware of the loyalties and actual 'shadow' assignments of more than a few. He must step carefully. The recipe for foreign instability and regime change usually begins with US assistance to the military. Yes, there is a well established pattern. Control the military and you control the action. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-07-24 04:42 |
| #4 Recruits With Heart Failure, Some Mental Health Issues Can't Join Military: Hegseth But they can run for Congress. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-07-24 04:02 |
| #3 Good in-line comments, TW. I And agree with comments #1 and #2, wholeheartedly. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2025-07-24 03:04 |
| #2 This is just the beginning. The swamp is going to attack every Trump staffer and their families. They are in a fight for control of this nation and will stop at nothing to defeat Trump. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2025-07-24 00:59 |
| #1 Good for Pete! A sense of paranoia is a pretty obvious clue that he is getting the job done and in an effective manner! |
| Posted by: Oregon Dave 2025-07-24 00:26 |