Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the strength of a diverse military

[@ak9989]

I'm a retired US Army tanker, 26 years and I respect all my fellow brothers and sisters in arms!!! ❤

[@jolness1]

Thanks for your service. 🫡

[@oogrooq]

More integrity in his pinky finger than Matt Gaetz in his entire life.

[@joiisler3012]

🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@EdwardArmstrong-y3f]

Essential man .!!! For us who understand why they treat us so bad Humanity.!!! God bless t This Black warrior .!!! GOP .!!! Stop already Hateful Rhetoric.!!!

[@findaxelfoley8106]

This is a LEADER

[@AmolschCowboy]

Lloyd Austin is indeed a true leader.

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

What did he specifically do while secretary that was amazing??

[@jolness1]

Sec. Austin is the sort of person you want in the job. I don’t feel the same confidence in the current nominee.

[@Pius-XI]

Disagree! Hegseth isn't even in office yet, so how can you judge?

[@gamingtonight1526]

As long as the entrance tests are the same for everyone. In the UK, when there was a push for female firefighters, they made the entrance test easier, so women only had to carry a 20lb bag for 30 feet rather than what was a 50lb bag for 60 feet. This means we now have female firefighters that would struggle to carry anything more than a 2-year-old in a fire, but forget about adults. Since this change, 27 years ago, deaths in fires have slowly risen by 29%! So same entrance rules for everyone - or the U.S. will see the same results!

[@jeanseabolt5866]

Unfortunately we will be losing an emence amount of leadership knowledge when he is replaced next month. We can only hope that someone with this amount of leadership will be put there. I highly doubt it though.

[@Seekthetruth3000]

Immense

[@ak9989]

Leaders come and go

[@BrendanMcVeigh1]

@@ak9989 but stupidity and ineptitude which will take place in the incoming administration has the potential to F all of us for a lot longer.

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

GOP senators MUST do their job and only pass on a nominee who has experience, credentials and good moral character.

[@1bwight]

Thank you for doing this and lining up to the current Sec. of Defense and Pete Hegseth is not even close to

[@Professorrob2k24]

Tell Matt Gaetz to enlist 😂

[@michaelmonthey5974]

It would be a shame to see the upcoming Trump administration replace Austin and a lot of smart, tough and talented people in our military.

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

Why?

[@kevinjenner9502]

The US Military in Japan has been on alcohol lockdown since September due to sexual assaults by US Servicemen in Okinawa.

[@MIA_DaDe]

And????? Make sure you spend your Rubles (lol) wisely.

[@SputnikEcho]

SecDef Austin has demonstrated through his career he is a real American patriot. God bless SecDef Austin!

[@erinbrooks4149]

He has been a great service man and a REAL American Patriot! Thank you Lloyd Austin for your entire history of service! Pete Hegseth is an absolute joke of a man as Secretary of Defense.

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

Let’s see YOU do two tours of duty and be an infantry platoon leader.

[@odiewan67]

we are all, soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen(airwomen) of the USA first. i don't care about the rest. you serve w/ honor, you are my brother/sister in arms. a three-eye-green fish from Mars serving in the US armed forces? you're good.

[@chriscastagnetta]

I will never understand the sexist argument against women serving in our military. They are and can be just as tough as men, if anything, even tougher.

[@nghtwtchmn129]

Women should make up 50% of the infantry.

[@bangdollarsign]

My basic training class was mixed, with the toughest group of women I've ever met.

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

No, they can’t.

[@kattengat2]

I’d love for Chris to be in a contest which would have a payout of a million dollars. The premise would be for you to defend an area against an attack. The rules would provide there to be hand to hand combat, carrying injured people, and other physical demands. Let’s see how chris builds a competitive team.

[@edithlazenby5839]

AGREED! This mascism is so out-of-date and infuriating!

[@reginar.131]

Thank you, Secretary Austin! Diversity IS America’s strength!!

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

How?

[@Seekthetruth3000]

Nope! Merit is.

[@nghtwtchmn129]

@@suzannemcmaken4648 Because the LESS we have in common, the MORE united we become!

[@patrickd8770]

Zero questions about his policies or failures. If you want him to be considered legit treat him like you would any of his predecessors. Fellow Vets and servicemen have serious criticisms about his time as secdef. - disastrous Afghanistan pullout - all time low reported moral by DoD surveys - lied about getting medical treatment and went to the ICU without informing chain of command. - 9th straight failed pentagon audit. Austin has been a disaster and infantilizing him because he’s not white isn’t helpful.

[@mililaniman]

I support women in combat completely. I know 2 of them who have served.

[@DouglassMiles-f6x]

Many of you demonstrated a lack of understanding North America historical past.

[@donnamcdonald9366]

America will miss you

[@Spartanist4545]

lots of props to Sec. Austin. Other than his poor decision to hide his cancer, he has served honorably in a very tough defense climate.

[@ak9989]

Some dunce commented here that women should make up 50% of the Infantry. Sure😂. Just watch the usmc video of the battle of Fallujah . And then ask those Marines who cried and suffered in they think 50% should be women. As a combat tanker war is dirty and horrible. Some women can do it but not 50% in the Infantry. That's stupidity.

[@nghtwtchmn129]

It's called "sarcasm," genius.

[@elliottoju495]

Let's be honest. We don't want women in combat zone. They should be in d military in other roles but not in infantry combat roles. Imagine if there's war, and d women joined men in infantry combat roles, who would be alive to take care of kids?

[@typewriter945]

How about that pentagon budget

[@FouadAlkisswani]

Well said. Diversity enhances performance, regardless of what is being assessed. True for academia, corporate jobs, and yes the military. Diverse thinking -> better outcomes. ALWAYS.

[@babatall-v9x]

Half of these comments talking about DEI can't do half of his job or even accomplish what he has accomplished in his life.

[@KirbyGray-cw7hc]

Thats how they make themselves feel better by claiming the person smarter than them got it because of something irrelevant.

[@ShanRizvi]

🗽🇺🇸

[@LMNevada]

We cannot stand Old 45 and pray God for justice.

[@kingslate1]

He worrying about the wrong stuff

[@dennismorris7573]

Great man and leader, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

[@rezzyn94]

This guy implemented DEI culture into our military and has severely damaged our readiness and our culture. I don't know one person in the Army that respects him

[@babatall-v9x]

You can't do half of what he has done

[@nghtwtchmn129]

Kendi's "How to be an Anti-Racist" is in fact on on the U.S. Navy Professional Reading Program Checklist.

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

How is reading a book on how to be anti racist a strategy to win wars??

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

Perhaps read a book on the 1930s and how a fascist army based on racism failed. Perhaps a book on Truman's decision to integrate the military in the late 1940s, in advance of the larger USA society. Perhaps a book on the role of African American soldiers and airmen in World War Two. Enjoy your trip to the library. It's a great place.

[@Linda-gi8pr]

❤

[@RobertHewson-w2s]

Llyod Austin the loser DEI hire himself.

[@AY-nr5uy]

Afghan EXIT

[@JamesbaconFiyah]

This guy is more focused on DEI, than the drones flying over the east coast. The guy is incompetent

[@track1949]

You can't really convince anyone that you've done anything of substance in your life by that comment.

[@nghtwtchmn129]

@@track1949 You need proof? Look up the Navy's pronouns training video.

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

@@track1949 What he said is true. Government is explaining nothing regarding those drones.

[@JamesbaconFiyah]

@@track1949you are a sheep / muppet

[@TylerD288]

@@track1949 the drones are nothing and will amount to nothing and then we'll come back and ask you about the drones and you'll have nothing to say, or say some BS as usual.

[@brenthaugen1270]

🇺🇸 MAGA 🇺🇸

[@ChrisBlanco-p3e]

This guy still doesn’t get it. Time to step aside.

[@romstar]

Hmmm 🤔😏 what a bitter irony of opening this story with the Army/ Navy football game and ' diversity ' - the very same event that invited Daniel Penny for taking the life of a black man. No matter what you think about Jordan Neely, it was extremely poor taste to honor / reward Penny with an invitation 😞like he took down some foreign enemy - instead of a mentally ill homeless man.😢 Where was the invitation for homeless veterans of all stripes - who actually sacrificed for this country+??

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

Hmmm … Maybe that ‘black man’ should not have threatened people, some who were also black, on the subway. I am certain they were relieved to have Mr. Denny Penny there to save them from harm. Guess Mr. Austin forgot to invite homeless vets.

[@romstar]

@suzannemcmaken4648 Hmmm 🤔 maybe you missed the entire point 🥴

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

@@romstar Nah. Don’t think so.

[@joiisler3012]

The Event didn’t invite him. His ardent Admirer did. I’m surprised that Kyle Rittenhouse and George Zimmerman weren’t along for the ride. I guess they were having brunch with MELANIA.😒

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

That so called ex Marine is an embarrassment to military service. NYC subway riders would not feel at all safe with wannabe vigilantes on the trains. Vigilantes and fake good guys are a danger to innocent bystanders. If a person yelling about hunger and food scares you, you should change to the adjoining subway car. That is what any adolescent coming home from high school would know to do. If that guy really wanted to be a leader, a hero, a Marine, he could have held the door and assisted other passengers to leave the car. Now the vulnerable young man in the middle of an episode is alone in a quiet car and probably already calming down. From your safer position in the adjoining car, your next goal is to contact the conductor so that transit police can meet the train in the next station. This is easily accomplished by walking through the train to the conductor's booth. It usually takes about five minutes for a train to arrive in the next station. So penny is such a warrior, he was incapable of remaining calm, formulating a plan, and maintaining the situation for five minutes. Got it. No, I do not at all feel safe with a guy like penny on the subway. Penny, please take a taxi in the future, if you can handle that. I don't want any cab drivers to get hurt on your watch.

[@nghtwtchmn129]

See "Hundreds of Troops Complain About 'Woke" Racism, Extremism Training..." by Jacqueline Feldscher, Senior National Security Correspondent for Defense One.

[@xx1983xx]

Ha! It's funny how the article points out that they never verified who these alleged service members who complained were. Maybe it has to due with the fact that they're weekend warriors. I just retired after 20 plus years, Active Duty Army, and I've never heard or seen anyone complaining about what this article alleges!!!

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

@@xx1983xx Stop attempting to deny woke philosophy is running rampant in the military.

[@nghtwtchmn129]

@@xx1983xx Ha! What would have happened to anyone who went on the record against this indoctrination?

[@track1949]

The Army Navy game should always be where it belongs: Philadelphia.

[@villreee5939]

He has definitely been a failure as a defense secretary😂 Let's face it Yahoo would have won in a landslide like you would've thought and all your mainstream outlets❤ But instead it was the exact opposite😂 Yeah literally thought it was one way but it was literally The other

[@AY-nr5uy]

Calls 911 ASK FOR no sirens ummm

[@joiisler3012]

Not everyone thrives on bells and whistles 24/7. Some things are Private. (Except when hawking cheap merch, lying, and trolling for votes, I guess.)

[@g60rado12]

I'm sure he's a great service man. Not sure about secdef since all he have been doing was whatever was told to him. Military is in bad shape right now, from DEI an and COVID policies etc...mainly in interest of not the people on the ground.

[@joiisler3012]

So replace him with a “Yes Man,” who has never even run a Division of a large Department, not to mention an Entire Department, who is expected to answer only to a person with No Military Experience At All? Okay.