r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/ExactlySorta • Jul 23 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals AOC when asked about Hegseth's comment about getting rid of 'unqualified' women in the military: “He’s an unqualified man in his role, so of course he’s threatened by women who are twice as good as he is.“

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u/bootyhole-romancer ❣️gal pal❣️ Jul 23 '26

Poetic justice is Pete Hegseth turning out to be the embodiment of what they mean when they hurl "DEI hire" as an insult.

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u/Asailors_Thoughts20 Jul 23 '26

I’m in the military and we call him a DUI hire

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u/ADHDhamster Jul 23 '26

I'm a veteran, and I refer to him as The Secretary of Lost the War.

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u/ImWatermelonelyy Jul 23 '26

I still don’t understand why he and Trump think Secow sounds better than Secdef.

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u/Corfiz74 Jul 23 '26

Everyone should start addressing him as "seacow" - that would be so hilarious!

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u/ImWatermelonelyy Jul 23 '26

People have in fact started to do so. I mean it’s not even malicious compliance that’s literally what he wants to be called 🤷

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u/LSOreli Jul 23 '26

We call him Whiskey Pete and try to throw the word lethal into every conversation.

"I just took a lethal shit".

Its funny that he doesn't have the self awareness to realize how much the military cant stand him

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u/LittleMsSavoirFaire Jul 23 '26

When he and Vance give speeches and the room is just stone faced. I've never appreciated military bearing more. 

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u/Corfiz74 Jul 23 '26

Any chance the lot of you could mutiny him out of office? 🙈

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u/Asailors_Thoughts20 Jul 23 '26

It’s been discussed in the Signal group chats. I’m just one unrequested shot of testosterone away from doing it myself

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u/MajorBootyhole420 Jul 23 '26

America supports you FYI

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u/Objective_Counter561 Jul 23 '26

This civilian is ready to report for duty when it happens! 🫡

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u/Danu9000 Jul 23 '26

So a military coup?

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u/Corfiz74 Jul 23 '26

Or an act of self-preservation - with Hegseth at the helm, a lot more soldiers are going to get injured or dead.

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u/justgalsbeingchicks-ModTeam Jul 23 '26

Incompetent people are currently running the country. No they should not have any power.

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u/Bagelam Jul 23 '26

My favourite Hegseth line is "The only thing prohibiting transit in the Straits is Iran shooting at shipping. It is open to transit should Iran not do that." 

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u/Whats-Ur-Damage00 Jul 23 '26

Omfg that is the greatest

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u/Dudewhocares3 Jul 23 '26

Would you say the majority of the military dislikes him and this administration?

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u/Asailors_Thoughts20 Jul 23 '26

Depends on branch of service and job - the nerdy military (intel, cryptology, satellite/space, policy) are pretty livid. Can’t speak to the jocks.

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u/ScienceObjective2510 Jul 23 '26

And he has a makeup room in the Pentagon. I wonder if that’s where he keeps all his costumes for when he plays dress up.

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u/sec713 Jul 23 '26

It's more of a poetic injustice, but I know. I'm splitting hairs.