Hawley To General On Pronouns: 'I'm Curious As Heck How Not Using He/She Can Help With Lethality'

At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley spoke about military recruitment.
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[@savagesweetheart90]

If you can't handle someone calling you the "wrong pronoun" maybe the military isn't the best career option for you.

[@emmalouie1663]

People used to deal with their personal issues privately and in therapy but now SCHOOLS train people to make all their identity issues amplified and public and an interpersonal social issue. I have seen this in Uni they train everybody to complain about their personal identity. It is clearly damaging to individuals and even not good for the military. Look at the count of comments 200+ I can only see about 14 of them.

[@-TheMaskedMan-]

We are getting soft. Pay close attention because the opposition is. China and Russia are watching closely.

[@chrishogan8125]

If someone is willing to die FOR YOU, .........YOU should call them whatever the fuck they want YOU to call them!

[@losmazeman]

You got that right.

[@pukegreenpea4628]

Facts.

[@jscottupton]

I retired from the Army. The higher the rank the more politics starts taking over. So at the very top it is all political.

[@DNSMLT]

Thank you for sharing.

[@jessepope7726]

Facts. I’m a 20+ year Guardsman, with quite a bit of that (almost half) on some form of active duty. It becomes very political.

[@GuapoJhimi]

Congress approves promotions among commissioned officers. So they kiss the asses of the socialist , anti-Ametican progressives. Ain’t a backbone in the bunch. They’ve gone from fighting communism to embracing it.

[@robertmartin6800]

@@realitywave The military should not be involved in politics.

[@andrewkitchenuk]

Nothing new, always has been.

[@marianneweeks3771]

Aren’t these the same people in military leadership who told servicemembers to apply for welfare etc. if they couldn’t afford food? How disrespectful can they be to those willing to stand in defense of the American People? These people should hang their heads in shame.

[@jackieb6393]

A wrong policy is the consequences for the younger generations to suffer!

[@walkingcontradiction223]

Yes, yes they are.

[@TheJoshman01]

The brass has always been bent towards politics, and don't care about the enlisted. Fucking ring knockers.

[@BunnyLang]

This needs to be more known in our country, people from every state, even democrat states, complain about paying taxes for welfare--why in the hell should we be paying additional tax for our military's food--how ridiculous--the cost is going to the states and that is simply not fair to any of us. Amen.

[@stephenshelton4267]

The government has illegal aliens to wooh with that money!

[@danksnowrain7652]

I wish every state had a Hawley.....hell, i dont live in Missouri but i want to vote for him...

[@monkeymix413]

I will be voting for him for sure!

[@K9Kelaroo]

Me too!!

[@rotodeb2008]

I'm very blessed even if I don't live in Missouri, but I do live in Louisiana with John Kennedy as one of our senators.

[@jeanetteSconzert-dc9nh]

Me too

[@jeanetteSconzert-dc9nh]

@@monkeymix413me too

[@xXPremiumBeefXx]

As a veteran he lied right off the bat when he said the army takes the care of its individuals seriously

[@xXPremiumBeefXx]

@@Plisken65 thank you I didn't catch it

[@acct5910]

You get TriCare, subsidized housing, subsidized childcare, tax free commissary and exchange, college tuition assistance.. It’s a commies wet dream. The Us Military is a welfare state.

[@smokingcrab2290]

The military is the perfect socialist/communist example. The government owns you. Everything you have is paid for and it sucks. Healthcare is free but they just give you ibuprofen. And if you don't do what they say you go to jail.

[@Zebra_3]

@@xXPremiumBeefXx now give me 10!

[@bhfj4206]

Yes he did

[@beowulf916]

This is why the military is facing a recruiting crisis. Who on earth would want to join when THIS is how their leadership acts?!

[@father3dollarbill]

Good!

[@CIVILDEFENSEBUNKER]

In a few weeks you won't have a choice. Draft is coming. Ww3 is just around the corner.

[@SirMattomaton]

@@father3dollarbill NOT GOOD! The US military has been the only thing holding the post WWII world together. Despite what the idiot secularists want to believe... If this is the state of US military leadership, then this world is about to descend into violence and death. The likes of which will make WWI and WWII look like the warm up sessions.

[@brunopadovani7347]

It is worse than that. To ingratiate themselves with the woke crowd, the brass prosecutes junior personnel for acts committed in the heat of battle. Nothing like being the tip of the spear, and not being backed up by your chain of command when it counts.

[@AngelofDeath-Y2K]

@@CIVILDEFENSEBUNKER most of us would rather go to prison lol.. no Sane American will fight for these rich elitist

[@jasonmariani1258]

Good on you Forbes for covering this. This means something to us. I love our service members

[@danarosesturgeon]

What does that say about our country that this is even happening as we are sending billions to Ukraine in money and weapons.

[@max1935]

They are being brainwashed to hate you.

[@zippydooda]

Why are comments censored?

[@karimshebeika8010]

"this means something to us"? how can that shit be important to you?

[@moonshoes11]

Even the trans gender ones?

[@RodJames-official]

This guy would make a very good President

[@johnboyd6943]

Absolutely! Hawley for President in 2028.

[@PeterSait]

Yes I absolutely agree with you.

[@janeclayton151]

I'm a Canadian but I have to say that your Senator Josh Hawley is just epic, no-nonsense and admirable!!

[@CharlyRightNow]

I agree Jane. He is straightforward in a respectful manner. Gets his point across briefly and effectively, Smart, well spoken man who I would vote for President if he ever ran!

[@djicepole]

@@CharlyRightNow HE/HIS? Are you assuming Senator Hawley's gender? REEEEEE🤣

[@JohnSmith-cx2mr]

I'm not trying to water down anyone's opinion. Hawley is OK. What we need instead of talk is ACTION. It takes a foot up the ass of this huge bureaucracy. Unless/until someone just blows fire up their ass, NOTHING will happen. Reagan was a REAL Commander-in-Chief. Where is Biden on this? Or ANYTHING for that matter?

[@ohasis8331]

Reminds me of Trey Gowdy when he got the bit between his teeth.

[@djicepole]

@@ohasis8331 That guy is a legend.

[@waynewilliams7106]

When I was in the Army, I got called a lot worse things than "he, young, or man."

[@doomkid1331]

Ex 11B (deployed) enlisted all I can say is same

[@daszieher]

Well, in the beginning a lot of supposed "he"s were addressed with "she" or "ladies" until they had proven their masculinity. 😃 But, of course, society has moved beyond that and deadly snipers scourging the hostile hills of Kurdistan with their accuracy actually use nail polish. So there's also that.

[@thebigvlad]

So? You're weak minded if you can't use pronouns correctly. It's the easiest thing in the world. If you cry about this, you'll crumble immediately when the real figting starts. Man, conservatives gotta turn every tiny thing into a word-ending event.

[@waynewilliams7106]

@@daszieher The point was to toughen up, Buttercup. The military isn't a social experiment. It exists to defend a nation and destroy enemies. If your feelings are offended by pronouns you're to delicate to serve, so please shut up.

[@1964Crunch]

I was told I was full of shit because my eyes are brown. Imagine the damage that would cause for these young people today. They would need some time in a safe place. 😂

[@queazy03]

It's about power. Control the language and you can control what people think & do

[@RNDClipse13]

Everything is power. But they planted a power move that they can‘t control anymore. Maybe peasants, but not the enemies theyre trying to destroy

[@msierox]

Just memory hole it.

[@BKent-tb7zo]

Notice, they have high ranking military people on these committees who most likely got to that rank by butt kissing. So, that is our political system. Those high ranking people will not do or say anything to rile the elitist they bow to.

[@MrRourk]

Basic 1984

[@crk140]

@@MrRourk basic modern liberalism

[@Navitown9368]

My wife and I use to live in military housing and we would constantly get sick at least once a month and when we put in a maintenance ticket to get the house checked a guy came over looked at the interior then left and that was it. My wife and I moved out and got our own place, and we haven't gotten sick since.

[@docadams7099]

My dad was in the Army when he and mom got married. This was back in the 50s. They said their housing was so small that they had to go outside to change their minds.

[@Wypipo]

These people NEVER ANSWER QUESTIONS. It’s infuriating. It’s always the same -dribble- drivel.

[@emmalouie1663]

Now it says 102 Comments and I only saw four when I got here. The are hiding 98 Comments!??!!

[@ivanelrino]

Did you watch the video? The second General answered directly, and Hawley even said, "I'm satisfied with your answer."

[@outSAN1TY]

@@ivanelrino sometimes strange things happen

[@jeremymerkt3982]

Correction, distributors of the “message” never answer questions.

[@Wypipo]

Yeah. I commented halfway through. That first guy. Ugh.

[@frostyblade8842]

It really is a breath of fresh air to see a good, hardworking, honest senator,it really is a sight to see. Helps restore my faith in the Americans

[@onbored9627]

We've had a few here and there over the years. They do great work while they can.

[@dmatt339]

lmao what a fucking joke 🤡

[@paulkehoe67]

"honest"? i dont think il ever to be able to get my head round that 1..

[@onbored9627]

@@paulkehoe67 A man tells the truth one time, he's honest. He tells a lie one time he's a liar. That's how they think.

[@Payton20ADZ]

He is not a man he ran away from the rioters on Jan 6 and ran passed older people and did not bother to help them evacuate

[@robertjordan4691]

Pretty sad when this government is taking better care of these people crossing the border than they are our military service members - especially homeless vets.

[@thomasblim2894]

Homeless vets are only homeless because they want to be. There are a multitude of programs and resources out there to prevent that.

[@MidNiteR32]

Of course. They’re future voters who are gonna vote to take your guns, free speech, and property.

[@Peter-yc1rs]

It both right and left that are sucking this country dry

[@jamescash887]

The younger generation in this country including mine (millennials) don’t care. Long as they have their Twitter, iphone, and able to shove a Big Mac in their face they will do anything that is considered “cool” to maintain that.

[@robfielding100]

The Government in the UK abandon our ex-servicemen. Literally hundreds live on the streets!

[@carolannmiller7911]

Sen. Josh Hawley is so respectful. He doesn't fluff his questions, nor does he let folks on the other side gaslight, lie or bs when answering questions!

[@geki9063]

Watch the whole video. Pronouns are not a real problem. It's not a real policy. Hawley is attacking nothingness.

[@cree71cjm]

You forgot to meantion traitor COWARD!

[@craftminer49er]

@@geki9063that’s not what I understood this as. He had a concern that is likely shared by his constituents and respectfully addressed it to figure out what was going on. Something like this is subversive to good order and needs to be investigated, which he did.

[@attenberg]

I like him, but let’s be honest here. He’s not respectful. He regularly interrupts the people he is asking questions, talking incessantly over them, preventing reasonable discourse

[@KatherinePaulson-li8cr]

So, what branch are you serving in?

[@oneanddonetzone3673]

23 years of military I am so embarrassed for these people I’m embarrassed for the soldiers and the subordinates how can you respect leadership when they do this to you? How can you have any faith that these people will take care of you?

[@peterhineinlegen4672]

Every bit of this comes from the Academies, and every bit of it violates the UCMJ.

[@laurentitolledo1838]

if Patton were alive today....he'll have this types of bastards in the military "skinned alive"

[@oneanddonetzone3673]

@@laurentitolledo1838 I agree he was a tough son of a bitch but he loved his troops and he made things happen and there was no political correctness about it!

[@igorbrown3756]

We don't have faith. That's why retention is so low. It's a damn shame

[@lw7238]

Yep, Hawley is embarrassing. HA HA

[@whycomes9562]

Any normal person would address the issue described, apologize, and promise to fix it. These high ranking officers are political creatures. So pathetic.

[@goldenhate6649]

These are the kind of high ranking officers that die of unfortunate accidents once a real war starts

[@stemmentor9700]

Got that right. This whole PC nonsense has to stop

[@michaelhunt8486]

They are not going to say anything to jeopardize thier image, retirement or promotion. Many if not most are spinless pawns who will say anything the leftist want in order to get by...because the military is very leftist. The ones that actually buck the system are now purged.

[@domonator5000]

Perfectly said

[@krazykuz13cmc]

Any normal person doesn’t care if you call them a woman when they are a fucking women. A women cannot and will not ever be a man. Period. And no man can ever be a woman. Period.

[@MrTheclevercat]

Exactly. The more 'powerful' a person is today the closer their answers are to little kids who are in trouble with their school. They suddenly don't know, don't care, weren't there, didn't see anything, made no decisions, not responsible, not interested.

[@christinelang2417]

Like the character SGT Schultz on the TV show ( late 1960's) Hogan's Heroes -" I know nothing! NOTHING! Enough of the BS - Do something NOW!

[@cheyennealvis8284]

I see nothing wrong with any of this. The grinder doesn't care what kind of Meat goes into it. And the more people the bankers and the corporate elitists get into the military, the more Meat for the grinder. Remember, the purpose of war isn't to win. The purpose of war is to extend the war indefinitely if possible in order to incur a profit. Look up "war is a racket" by general smedley Butler.

[@lucyadams2790]

All basic codes of conduct...that starts young. Takes guts to speak out....speaking out, gets things done...folks often don't...because of fear,,,,bullying the biggest cause of school shootings...it needs to be talked about...bullying happens on milatary bases too.....

[@-John-Doe-]

People with integrity are weeded out by the school system. Others are coddled. Perhaps one day students who take responsibility will be accommodated, rather than those making excuses.

[@lucyadams2790]

@@-John-Doe- sounds like common sense to me....a class room is more then just one problem child. Other children shouldn't be made to suffer it. Often a bully has problems at home...in my experience.

[@pennyscott4474]

Senator Hawley makes me proud to be a Missourian! 😊❤

[@mikebacherl2490]

However, remember that the Senator was born in Fayetteville, AR.

[@gamingxfiles]

@@mikebacherl2490 ok? My dad was born in Arkansas and he was a Missourian. Do your research next time 😂

[@mikebacherl2490]

My research was based on wiki. I lived in Fayetteville over 20 years...I don't remember him. Just because he was born in Fayetteville...his Parents could have been from another State. Fayetteville is a University Town...people do come and go. I was just making a comment that he was born in Fayetteville. He attended Stanford University like his Mother did (not the U. of A.) which made me wonder where his Family did hail from! Sorry if my comment upset you!

[@dieterwschors]

He’s a weasel. Trump butt kisser. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikebelongia6697]

It is not official policy, they do not leave a paper trail it is a verbal policy for plausible deniability purposes.

[@blingbling574]

I see the same thing working for the government. Behind the door verbal policies. No paper trail. The minister will publicly say everything is perfectly safe, yet when I do an analysis is dangerous as hell to the public.

[@jeffcox7982]

My son is in the Navy and he has been instructed to ask someone what they would like to be called before he can address them.

[@malekodesouza7255]

@@blingbling574 I confirm you’re correct. I worked for a large county and witnessed it daily.

[@NinersFanMan]

@@blingbling574 It's not just in the government/military... It's everywhere. I work for an online marketing agency and there are all kinds of unspoken policies that everyone is very aware of. And your commentary on anything going on in the country is really only welcome if you're going to go full California leftist.

[@megahuzt]

'Plausibly deniability' is the card that used and have been working so far by Zombie Joe and his crackhead son and family for their corruption and influence selling, so why not his people use it right?

[@PeteNice29]

It’s amazing how difficult it is to just be normal these days. Every day we have to battle uphill against utter lunacy.

[@christines9227]

This is crazy so are they saying Russia/ China are out training but our military are learning pronouns? 🤔 omg

[@josharmour1549]

As someone who has been in base housing in 3 different bases over the last 15 years, It is a disaster everywhere. And honestly, ever since it has been taken over by civilian management companies.

[@hk_802]

Even the barracks are horrific. I was at the sub base in Groton, CT for A school back in 2003. Half of the main barracks there was supposed to be shut down and renovated due to black mold. They still had guys in the rooms. I was chatting with a friend last year that had just joined and was there for his school.. that same barracks was still open and being lived in, still with black mold. Though with some more rooms closed off.

[@michaelb1761]

The important thing is how much the politicians and unelected bureaucrats were paid to approve those contracts, not the members of teh armed services who are willing to risk their lives for this country.

[@melissastreeter22]

We grew up on an Army base in what my brother and I to this day call "the cardboard house," having discovered as kids a pencil could push through the connecting wall to our neighbors' apartment.

[@erikkovacs3097]

I kind of liked military housing at Tierra Santa in San Diego. Nice location and nice homes.

[@bakedturkeys2132]

The military has a penchant for paying top dollar for inflated prices from the lowest bidder. Top dollar for the worst services. These companies know once they can boost their numbers up way above commercial as long as it's lower than all the other guys. Once they sign the contract they don't have to worry about quality, the money is already guaranteed.

[@dianelemay3661]

Sens Hawley THANK YOU!!! your are restoring my faith in the system, your are courageous and honest in your approach , my sincere gratitude to speaking out 👍👍

[@ChedderJ]

I was stationed at Ft Leonard Wood as an instructor for the Marines and the house that I used was a condemned house. I was told directly to my face that the Army, Navy and Air Force did not accept those homes because they were that condemned. The other branches did not allow their Enlisted, but the Marines accepted them because they were up to our standards for living. From day 1, I was sick the entire time I lived in those homes. The homes were falling apart and had mold throughout the entire house. When I asked for a better barracks room I was laughed at by the Army and told that as a Marine, I should just accept it. The week I moved out, I was no longer sick. The brass in the Military DO NOT CARE AT ALL ABOUT THE LIVING CONDITIONS FLR ENLISTED. They never have and never will.

[@ptw2408]

I beg to differ with you devil dog. The Army, Navy and Air Force would not allow their members to stay in the quarters you described. Yet it was allowable for the beloved corp to allow you to stay their. Oo rah!

[@GZ-in1sr]

Thank you for your service!! 🇺🇸

[@ChedderJ]

@@ptw2408, I won't argue with you over this, it is just what I was told when I was given the keys to my barracks room. But very few Soldiers, Sailors and Air Men stayed in our area. Tons of Marines though.

[@Austinandpup]

Wow you really want airmen and sailor boys sleeping near you? OORAH!!!!!! You go girl!

[@ChedderJ]

@@Austinandpup, what are you talking about?

[@Adam_K_W]

Is anyone else tired of watching a Senator in a Hearing, ask a direct question that can only be answered directly, but get a response that never touches the actual question as they tap dance around it? What's the point? I suspect if any one of us ever ends up in court, subject to examination, we would never be allowed to dodge a question in the same manner. It's mind boggling and disgusting.

[@sloaiza81]

Welcome to politics

[@eachdaybetterthanthenext5567]

Ha nevermind in court... None of us would get away with it in our place of professional employment.

[@danielgreen6547]

@ Adam Weaver There *is* no point. It is a gigantic waste of time.

[@beagley]

I don't understand it either. Honestly, I think they may be processing all the potential feedback (and criticism?) from all their multi-starred bosses and considering how miserable life might be if they get something wrong, or they declare something to boldly. While Senators are free to shoot more from the hip. Could be wrong, but that's the feeling I get.

[@MommeeMadre1]

Right! And the clock is ticking

[@Dargonhuman]

"We take this issue very seriously" = "We want you to _think_ we're doing something about it" "We are committed to spending" = "We're shopping around to find the cheapest possible solution we can find." I'm with Lawley, I too am sick and tired of hearing about how "committed" the government is to "finding solutions" to the problems they've created. Whether we're military personnel living in substandard base housing or regular civilians struggling with escalating inflation and stagnant wages, or communities dealing with massive influxes of illegal immigrants, the time for "finding" solutions has long past, we need action today, right now to start addressing these problems.

[@donmiller2908]

It makes me wonder what these people with stars on their shoulders are living in, what conditions their families are subjected to.

[@timrogers5815]

Less Military Heiarcy, and More N.C.O.'s, Soldiers, and Better Housing, Benefits,etc? Fire any General Officer, or Administration Personnel, who is WOKE, Fired! Military is for Fighting, and Defending, and to Win! Get rid of Mark Milley,due to "White Rage",Incompetency! less on Rachel Levine BS, and More on the Military Family's(House, School,etc)? Remove WOKE!

[@Kupoinfo]

When I was at Ft. Meade, we had all branches represented when I was reclassing. The barracks for each of the branches varied with Air Force/Navy/Coast Guard living in decent barracks, then the Army was next with adequate barracks. Then the poor marines, their barracks had raw sewage dripping from the ceiling, but those guys didn't say shit about it. But I can tell you, across the Army, like 80% of the barracks were 70 years or older. Hell at Ft. Bliss, I was staying in the same barracks that WW2 folks lived in. But it was improving bit by bit.

[@RedDotInABlueState91]

You shouldn't have done that..

[@calebfielding6352]

"we are committed to spending" We are shopping around for whichever company will slip us some of the tax payers money under the table.

[@frenzyviz6296]

Love this senator! He’s a breath of fresh air!🇬🇧

[@frenzyviz6296]

@lazynow1 probably, from your point of view.

[@frenzyviz6296]

@lazynow1 🤣👍 then I must be really old!

[@orlayo]

Nice to see a politician actually do something good . This should be a great example of good works in senate . Job well done 👍

[@holdmybeer123]

Josh Hawley is no Saint. He is still Pro Big Government as any other career Democrat and won't bat an eyelid to infringe on your rights. Americans need a smaller Government and restrained Governance. Josh Hawley will not get you there.

[@ecstanton]

You mean sprinting josh Hawley....who supports insurrection?

[@allen480]

@@ecstanton Well well, seems you supported the burning down of many cities.

[@GuapoJhimi]

Oh, if this guy isn’t president one day, America has missed the boat.

[@joseywales148]

Nothing was accomplished or achieved…obviously you don’t get it… this is Nothing but a dog and pony show

[@garyanthony2440]

Can you imagine being on the battlefield and arguing with your sargent about which pronoun to use when giving an order.

[@johnjoemaughan3654]

Sargent..... nobody anywhere is called Sargent. Racist

[@jamebrooke894]

Woke NCO on the Battlefied? Hahahaha! Sniper fire!! Ooops!

[@del_boy_trotter]

I'm trying to imagine D-Day (Operation Overlord) and that very important subject coming up, just as you were about to hit Utah beach! It's stunningly unbelievable to even think that, but, bet your bottom Dollar, someone would come-up on charges on the subject! Be they an NCO, Private or any other rank! But, never forget, equity and diversity is such a MASSIVE strength to have on a battlefield!

[@hoffmiermp]

*Sergeant

[@StarPebblit]

That would give the enemy a free pass to shoot you down where you stand because you're clearly distracted and quite frankly maybe the person doing so would deserve it.

[@starman3778]

"it may or may not be happening, I don't know anything, I'm not accountable" love it

[@Jim-zy3ny]

They don’t know anything but got summoned to DC. With more than enough time to know your duties & responsibilities....

[@chltmdwp]

Not knowing what goes on in your work place as a higher up is very concerning. I wish I voiced my concerns when I was in the air force in hindsight to piss off this one superintendent I didn't like.

[@ninpo-2103]

This is why you don't recruit women. They can't be hold accountable for their job.

[@jonm2416]

People post dumb crap from the internet. Should she be "accountable" for that? She literally just told you the woke BS is NOT policy. 🤦‍♂️

[@karelklumpers]

Typically for a female to say this.

[@gaspergerm7424]

So let me get this straight: An instructor yelling in your face that you're a maggot and ain't worth crap while you're giving him 120 pushups is acceptable. Showing highest levels of discipline and obeying every word they say isn't an issue, but calling you a woman/man is crossing the line... and yet the same people are pushing the US army into every possible battlefield they create themselves

[@spruceandhemlock]

I support the pronoun of "maggot" for all military recruits. 😂

[@geki9063]

Watch the whole video. It's not a real problem. It's not a real policy.

[@francoisdubois8665]

@@spruceandhemlock LOL, as a U.S. Army retiree, I support the use of "maggot" as a pronoun. Actually, it's pretty mild compared to what they were using at Fort Benning in '91. And even then I had to struggle to keep the straight/fearful face (Even while more focused on not laughing) while the Drill Sergeant tore into us for no reason other than it was his (Am I supposed to call him a "maggot" now, or say "they" in place of "his?" So confusing) job to weed out the Twinks.

[@marekvollach7831]

Wow what an intelligent, caring and straight-talking American: a true patriot and citizen worthy of this Canadian's respect. Very well-spoken and delivered as well.

[@JesiAsh]

@@marekvollach7831 Noone cares about canadian respect

[@williamburnam1582]

Too bad the MSM (corporate media) won't cover this. Thank you Forbe's. The daycare situations are ridiculous too!

[@esposexy2210]

She looks like she's about to shit herself.

[@genox3636]

"They/them/theybees."

[@nuclearicebreaker]

forbes is a corporate news media outlet don't be a sucker this is a very low effort way to earn goodwill with the people they want to propagandize to just because they post these clips don't mean they don't hate you they want to destroy your way life and they want your children brainwashed forbes writes wildly anti-american op eds every day the people over at forbes are liberal democrats through and through

[@-What-are-your-thoughts]

All these hearings are broadcasted live on TV and streamed online. It’s the best way to educate and inform yourself to be able to come up with your own opinion. Watching CNN and FOX NEWS channels that try to create out of context viral clips is not the way to go. The title of this clip is a great example.

[@evilmex1962]

MSM even cuted Erdohan interview in part where he slams EU, and also they closed comments...

[@michelemarie8346]

I taught my Children to say Yes Sir or Yes Ma'am! If YOU GET offended, that's a Reflection on YOU, not US!

[@AC-kk3vo]

That's how I was raised 👍

[@bowhunter341]

that's how I was raised and I don't care if you get offended or not.

[@docadams7099]

I guess you taught them respect. I say yes sir and yes ma'am.

[@Tom-gv5zh]

Thank you Senator for looking out for those who are serving. Please don’t stop, we the American people back you up.

[@queent3343]

This is the same guy that voted against the PACT Act. You know how I know that, he votes no on everthing. What you see in this video is all he does in Congress. He hasn't introduced any legislation.

[@damnnative3188]

You are not the voice of the American people and neither is Josh Hawley.

[@jf7078]

All of us except the guy who got censored. 😆

[@MetalKabu]

@@damnnative3188 So... why do you support bad housing for members of the military?

[@99redballoons54]

Censorship??? No no no It's invisible ink

[@philipseger8675]

As a veteran I can speak from experience that within our military there are warrior officers and political officers. Depending on the administration which group rises to command positions. We clearly see the political officers are now running things. To the detriment of our military readiness.

[@Xavier_Coogat_the_Mambo_King]

Very well said, that distinction was always clear to me when I served.

[@RobMellen]

Interesting take. Thanks for that

[@zonesquestiloveunderworld]

It's laughable that a guy with no combat experience whatsoever can give orders to veterans. You shouldn't be able to become any kind of officer without years of experience under your belt. They certainly shouldn't be politically appointed or given away to the pathetic scions of prominent families. A military run by politicians is a recipe for recurring failure as well rampant corruption, nepotism and cronyism. Just look at the conflicts the U.S. military has participated kind over the last few decades... the vast majority were virtually manufactured for the express purpose of profiteering, and needless to say, the companies that profited most substantially were those with the strongest political connections. That kind of nonsense has to stop. Young men are suffering and dying fighting rich coward's wars, it's beyond disgraceful, it's absolutely despicable.

[@taunyahopkins3000]

Well said! I find the political officers are the 'yes' men and women who only care for career advancement instead of integrity first.

[@Mclovin380]

I love how he's putting pressure on the hard topics , he's a man of the people

[@imnotlettingyouseemyname]

Yeah, the hard topics like questioning a 3-star general about why some random person deciding to send out an email. Really tough.

[@philthycoder]

He's certainly a man who knows how to fleece dumbasses with completely manufactured outrage, I'll give you that

[@scallopohare9431]

Well, us older veterans can recall when the attitude was "If we wanted you have a family, we would issue you one."

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

Bahahahha

[@debramynatt947]

FACT: If there are no "families", there will be NO more service members.

[@411LED]

Service people and Senior Citizens seem to be the last group of people who receive Government help...

[@elephantoflight3362]

What??? We have Social Security and Medicare….

[@hawkeyeted]

Yep. There's not much money or political currency to be made with either demographic.

[@Ripper13F1V]

At least service people and senior citizens have medical insurance, regardless of what folks thinks of the quality of that medical. Us middle class peeps making under $50K are the group that receives nothing, and can't afford the coverage the government says is "affordable".

[@emmalouie1663]

In diversity classes they only talk about "brown" people, they never mention elderly in general, homeless in general, veterans in general or anybody who is an American citizen who needs help in general. There is a massive emphasis on "browness" and "brown immigrants." Schools are awful now.

[@SteveJud43]

General Milly is going to hand us all over to the Chinese.

[@mollym2955]

Love you Congressman Hawley! Thank you for that burn in your belly in an effort to set America to rights.

[@patrickdaly5068]

Can we finally get a bill that makes it illegal for a person to say “Thank you Senator for the question”? 🤦‍♂️

[@vivacornholio9649]

This. All day.

[@JDon280Z]

Glad to see that I am not the only one irritated by this. I was watching a hearing just the other day and this woman was getting drilled with questions and she responded to EVERY questions with “Thank you Senator for the question”? even though you could see that she really hated the question. I had to quit watching.

[@MrsRanchoFiesta]

It's a "time waster". Purposely done. Each member has a few minutes to get to their points and ask questions. It's only a few seconds every time, but the panelists waste the member's time by design

[@JDon280Z]

@@MrsRanchoFiesta Thanks for your reply. I learn something everyday. This makes perfect sense and all of the time it was right there in front of me. Never thought about the time limit.

[@fdhicks69]

Tell the witness that you don’t want to hear it. It is a waste of time, a stall tactic and a failure of respect for other’s time. Then what you do, when you have the majority, is keep them there way past the scheduled time when they try to feed you crap. You also specifically cut a piece of their funding and let their boss know that it was due to the witness being a jackass.

[@jwar2163]

The Army cared so much for their personnel that the Wound Warrior Project had to be created to take care of the soldiers that the Army was neglecting.

[@BKent-tb7zo]

The sad part is that General Milley is now pushing white supremacy dogma into the military ranks. More divisive brainwashing.

[@vincentsgaming]

Shots fired!

[@hatedoh180]

And Marines.

[@dankind80]

Which my family donates to multiple times a year. One of the few charities thus far who have actually followed their mission statement.

[@johnsimth6587]

It can get shitty sometimes, like when Trump stole money from the bases for childcare and fixing the buildings up for his wall or when he tried to steal foodstamps away from enlisted families DURING the pandemic.

[@glendablattner8880]

The forts and bases housing and other buildings need to meet acceptable and safe standards! Mr. Hawley is correct!

[@TheJBerg]

Those standards are set by state and county regulations. Base Housing is Federal, so is not beholden to those regulations, which means the Federal Government would need to duplicate the inefficient way what state and counties are already doing. Either the DOD needs to step up their game, or have the Base commanders require their base housing meet civilian requirements with a process or option to exempt some as relevant.

[@olddog6658]

Maybe we could buy some new military housing from Russia. They have empty ones. Or the Ukrainians ???

[@GuapoJhimi]

As an active duty spouse I can tell you it is not. For the upper echelons yes. For the rank and file: no.

[@genox3636]

You need to say "he/him."

[@mog4993]

@@TheJBerg had a friend who was a juror on a military housing case. The air vents for the AC was full blown fucked with mold... Now from I was told after it was resolved is that the feds only use about 30 personal to check some 500 houses a DAY (that's also 500 per person doing the inspection) Needless to say the family won rightly so. But I'm sure that service members received shit from his higher ups. So they need to put far more money into to higher these.personel instead of worrying about how to line their pockets. Also any jackass that allows these living standards to armed service members should be forced to put a mask on with a busted filter laced with mold and thrown into an airtight room filled with the mold so if they take the mask off they get a dose anyway.

[@mark12358]

Senator Hawley for President in 2028!

[@Ughmahedhurtz]

"That is not an official policy from the Dept. of the Air Force." Very specific. I wonder if that's sort of like FBI directors blaming field offices for FBI shenanigans to cover the administration?

[@alexanderbutler2989]

Sounds like someone needs a Code Red. Santiago must have been improperly using pronouns and hurt someones feelings

[@terrysaunders2026]

@ughmahedhurtz; Yeah, I can see it now in the FBI…”No, it didn’t originate from the seventh floor.”…

[@GuapoJhimi]

Shit rolls DOWN hill. Not up.

[@GizmoRob176]

Whenever you hear "Senator, thank you for that question" you know what follows is a lie

[@yesmarjan]

False.

[@k.hendrickson8735]

👍🏼

[@d540vamartin9]

@@yesmarjan youre false. Probably a leftist programmed troll bot. If not, youre about as bright as dull mud

[@0doubledseven589]

All the dems and libs use it. Its protocol.

[@dacsus]

@@yesmarjan Nah, true. When someone deliberately shortens time in a similar way, it is clear that he is lying.

[@atomictime9410]

32 year retired veteran 1987-2019 (8 years Army, 24 Air Force). While our armed forces wrap their minds and time on F'n pronouns our enemies are laughing their asses off and spend their time training their soldiers to destroy ours regardless of pronouns.

[@larryambrose2660]

Thank you for your service, Sir or Mam.

[@lm4122]

its good for INTEL, searching for woman 36yo brunette, but in fact is a guy ...gender stealth ...

[@dannytadashi4235]

Thank you for your service sir or mam or it or he/ Shemale 😃👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@orangemanbad]

That’s the goal. This is all done to crush America and degrade and humiliate us.

[@rh81454]

We can't use steroids to be more physically fit but we can chop the cannoli off and get time off from PT tests lol wtf

[@Riksermon123]

Sen.Hawley is brilliant, love watching and listening to his logic..and I’m from UK...😃x

[@david-1775]

The US Air Force Academy is under fire for holding diversity and inclusion training that urges cadets to use non-gendered language, scrapping words like 'mom,' and 'dad', as well as 'girlfriend' and 'boyfriend.' 'As part of the Diversity & Inclusion Cadet Leadership Program, this conversation was developed by cadet leaders and USAFA staff to introduce all cadets to Department of the Air Force definitions of diversity and inclusion, as well as how these concepts enhance our warfighting effectiveness,' the spokesperson said. If this isn't official Air Force policy why are so many commands pushing this garbage?

[@chadingram6390]

@@matalostodos Words have always changed with time, spouse or significant other has been used for a long time in english

[@justmyopinion7568]

It’s a disgrace. Marine veteran here. This country has been falling apart for a while. But, when you start to see the military fall apart, it means we are all in big trouble.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@justmyopinion7568 Lol, you're either not a veteran or had a single digit Asvab score. "Military is falling apart because they're showing respect to each other" wow man. Get a grip grunt.

[@mikebanks2176]

@@johnsimth6587 walking on eggshells trying not to offend or hurt feelings is not showing respect. If I’d like you to address me in a certain manner, I’ll try to earn your respect not whine about it and force it. While we’re here worried about feelings, and pronouns.other super powers are training to be strong men and women. Yes it’s falling apart.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@mikebanks2176 No one is walking on eggshells. Your feelings are the only ones that seem to be hurt. The military always forces. Nothing is falling apart, you're part of the outrage culture right wing SJW's who make bigger issues out of nothing. You'd be out there claiming we shouldn't let gay people admit they're gay again and making our forces weaker. You're lacking honor.

[@Fotoschiki]

Has been there, talked to the people, taken their problems and wishes to the committee and promised to be a pain in their "you know what" until something changes, so he proceeds to be just that. This man is not a politician, he's a leader and I hope we will get more of his caliber in all countries.

[@roxyt5549]

Let's see how well that works out and what results he gives since he's just a brilliant guy

[@geki9063]

Watch the whole video. Pronouns are not a real problem. It's not a real policy. Hawley is attacking nothingness.

[@dianarandall2873]

yet military families recently told to get on foodstamps... because of cost of living?!!!

[@Dumbluck14]

Unbelievable

[@MoonmanSpacejam]

This man is what America needs

[@geki9063]

Watch the whole video. Pronouns are not a real problem. It's not a real policy. Hawley is attacking nothingness.

[@AI-gs2oi]

From the UK , the opening statement I totally agree, same thing over hear in our service personnel do not get the housing they deserve or the pay and conditions. This man is 100% right to talk about this.

[@polobhuilean5217]

He’s a senator call Josh Hauly and does a terrific job. As for housing conditions on army bases, totally agree and the MOD should be made very aware of the situation always 😊😊😊.

[@lucyadams2790]

Indeed. Thank you for speaking out, it's really appreciated...takes a pair...doesn't it.

[@lucyadams2790]

@@polobhuilean5217 he's is cool...a good senator,,.but the milatary housing situation should have been addressed years ago.

[@Paul2377]

America is weird. Why is he, as a politician, grilling the army? Surely the govt should be giving the military more money so they can help improve housing. It's like me giving you a quid and complaining that you couldn't buy a weekly shop with it.

[@lucyadams2790]

@@Paul2377 the problem that's starting to become obvious...is money was given and no check was made, to how it was spent...or where it went...if so..that must change, it's unexceptable...common sense to have checks and balances about money, isn't it.

[@donanthony2431]

Why is KZbin hiding comments? 35 comments, 2 showing.

[@soulwarrior7721]

Most likely its bots trying to flood the comment section.

[@lukeoneill513]

Coz we’re all seeing so much truth their censorship is in overdrive!

[@shakesitoff1122]

they are hiding replies too.

[@larryshaffer4741]

46 now but 3 showing with some replies

[@totalrobot]

Theyr'e running INTERFERENCE FOR THE DEMOCRAT PARTY CATCH UP MAN

[@ja6368]

We have allowed this craziness to go on too long😢

[@swisscheeseplease97]

Yeah, that’s precisely why we’re fucked. FUBAR

[@Jack-qi9zq]

I agree, it needs to stop somewhere. Actually, this pronoun stupidity should have never gone anyplace. This is so stupid.

[@TheBananaThug]

@@Jack-qi9zq bro the story wasnt true, its not an official policy. Why are you fighting ghosts right now

[@thothheartmaat2833]

There are tampons in the men's room... I repeat.. there are tampons in the men's room... and I'm told they're being used...

[@djb570]

It takes a while to attempt to turn things this bad around. Be patient, don't believe anything you hear or see on these censored platforms for the near future. You should be on rumble to have a source of truth before you blindly believe anyone.

[@davidt9584]

Senator Hawley would make a great new Speaker of the House.

[@marklucca3044]

We are in dire straits. Thank you Sen. Hawley.

[@silverhammer7779]

As usual, whenever a witness starts every response with, "Senator..." you know they're lying. Never fails.

[@DG-sc1yu]

Lately, it's been whenever they breathe, you know they're lying.

[@silverhammer7779]

@@DG-sc1yu Quite true...

[@emma-eventing]

how else do you expect them to reply tho?? like.... what's the "honest" way??

[@RobARug]

Also when they say "Thank you for that question, Senator".

[@jamescash887]

@@emma-eventing just answer the question. I am pretty sure he already knows he is a senator and doesn’t need to be reminded.

[@Megaseawolf]

If you are in the army and the enemy starts using the wrong pronoun, just tell them that it is offensive and have them cancelled. Works every time 👍

[@rockinpenguin]

Russians and Chineses will be fleeing the frontlines screaming in terror

[@volkermark153]

😂😂😂

[@EdMcF1]

How many pronouns per minute can you put on this target?

[@wojciechgryta3490]

😅

[@Wes-ku9tb]

Lmfao your cruelly hilarious

[@johnw5242]

I am growing tired of being an American that supports our troups, as well as members of my community who are spouses of military spouses, while many of the supports these people have been promised by those in charge have been neglected. No American family should be treated like they are invisable. Have a heart!

[@603storm]

Haha, what the General is saying is; since you called us out we plan to plan on doing something. Please stop asking us questions 😅

[@jessestreet2549]

i want to know why traitor hawley is still walking free. he should be decorating a gallows instead of pushing his culture war bs.

[@olivedrabperformance]

Sadly Hawley didn’t follow up, when she said “ I’m not saying it’s not happening , I’m saying it’s not our policy.”

[@emmalouie1663]

Now I see 33 comments. The counter says there are 583 comments. KZbin is hiding 550 comments.

[@patrickkenyon2326]

And do not check back later to see if we actually did anything...

[@billakers6082]

Nothing will be done.

[@thomashimes644]

My experience in the Army was similar to the short excerpt Sen. Josh quoted. My first duty station was Kunsan AB Korea. You would think an AF base would be the best accommodations. However, as one of the few Army units assigned there, we were given barracks in a condemned building. Mold was everywhere. I roomed on the bottom floor, and while taking a shower (in any stall), cold water would drip on your head from the floors above. This was 1996. I'll never forget how disgusting it was there.

[@johnsimth6587]

Remember when the little funding they had for repairing bases was taken and used for Trumps vanity wall project?

[@galenschultz3239]

@@johnsimth6587 Goodness gracious, Ivan, you've been busy today.

[@june4135]

@@galenschultz3239 who's Ivan?

[@ravensnflies8167]

@@johnsimth6587 remember when gas was under 2 bucks and our president didnt wear diapers?

[@sufficetosay]

Back in the early eighties I was housed along with about 50 other Marines in a building that was condemned. I was there for about 3 months but others much longer. It still beat a tent in the middle east lol.

[@ritatodd1070]

This service man should be ashamed of himself. He is lieing through his teeth.

[@emmalouie1663]

Look at the count of comments 200+ I can only see about 14 of them. KZbin should be ashamed of itself. What is going on here.

[@predictivetextisforaunts]

And he’s lying

[@jackieb6393]

Consequences that the American people have to suffer, also because of people like that!?

[@springerworks002]

It's what we asked him to do.

[@TheJoshman01]

Well, he is an officer.

[@tanouvongs]

Thank You - Thank You - Thank You Senator Hawley 👏🤝👍

[@roronoakora4861]

I remember having my first micro aggression class conducted in my unit- first thing my 1SG said was sit down and shut tf up and listen to this fuckn brief😂 the civilian giving the class looked like she just saw ghosts 😂😂

[@dakodaschwepker6902]

You actually had classes on micro aggressions? What does a class like that even sound like or cover

[@pascaltomasovic3586]

@@dakodaschwepker6902 nothing of substance

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

It looks more like a macro agression, that class.

[@roronoakora4861]

@dakoda basically whatever we do. Whatever we say or who we are can be perceived as an aggression towards another 😂

[@L3raje]

@@roronoakora4861 Follow up question, did you felt you were being micro aggressed during that briefing ? lol

[@amynickerson4258]

Josh Hawley is an excellent speaker and always prepared with excellent questions.

[@geki9063]

Watch the whole video. Pronouns are not a real problem. It's not a real policy. Hawley is attacking nothingness.

[@cree71cjm]

He's also real good at inspiring an insurrection, then running away from it like a little b*tch!

[@wesjuice1124]

@@geki9063”Ok so we’re having a serious problem with mold in housing and funding not being used to support the families….. also lets talk about an email saying you cant you gendered language I saw on twitter” the values of the average person at this point, its astounding

[@224valk4]

THAT'S MY SENATOR!! WE NEED MORE JUST LIKE HIM!

[@nre7714]

yes

[@professorwill8400]

Even long time Republican US Senator Jack Danforth has said that his endorsement of Josh Hawley was the worst endorsement that he has ever made in his entire life. That is because Josh Hawley is an insurrectionist and a traitor to our Country.

[@illogicalbear6200]

HES THE NEW "MAN FROM MISSOURI"

[@edg3048]

Yeah, he'd have a great career in track and field....

[@224valk4]

@@edg3048 commie

[@valentinasylvester4709]

Senator Hawley 👏👏👏👏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@marshahovenesian8142]

Can you imagine what would happen if a high-ranking officer called a subordinate the wrong pro-noun and the subordinate complained.

[@geki9063]

Watch the whole video. Pronouns are not a real problem. It's not a real policy. Hawley is attacking nothingness.

[@Clay_Maguire]

@@geki9063 - But he got it on the record that it isn't policy.

[@OpenCarryUSMC]

@@geki9063it IS INDEED a real problem as it’s happening right here in my area. A friend of mine is USAF and WILL be disciplined if he doesn’t use someone’s preferred pronouns including the insanity of plurals (they/them) and all the other stupidity coming from the radical left.

[@geki9063]

@OpenCarryUSMC Well then, Hawley should have called your friend as a witness and gotten it on the record. Instead, he got nothing.

[@Bea-Dubya]

When did we stop calling a person by their names? I never called a pronoun. Some people are always looking for the boogey-man.

[@edgleason8918]

"Why are you facing the wrong way, son?" "But drill sergeant, I'm non-binary!" "Boy, if you don't get your act together, you will be non-binary when I'm through with you!"

[@Ralp403]

I thought the army ended shark attacks from drill sergeants? 😂

[@maydog06]

Through doing what?

[@mcevan1222]

@@Ralp403 supposedly but we still got one 😂

[@MS-ns2pj]

@@maydog06 Beating his ass. Making his life miserable.

[@maggiethepearl7183]

“Get the chopper ready!!” “Except for you, you can clean the barreks”

[@beatrixjones2982]

Josh Hawley is awesome. Making Missouri proud.

[@williamcowell1889]

Ya except for voting against veteran burn pit victims .. real stand up guy.

[@frama7545]

Except the footage of him running away

[@danielkinder8260]

Hawley makes me more proud to be a Missourian than ever.

[@easter_sunday]

The more of these I watch, the more I find myself rooting for Josh Hawley. His presentation and questions are always on point. I hope he sticks around for a long, long time. He's a good senator.

[@scottlindquist8417]

You’re an idiot, he’s dumb as a post

[@ecstanton]

He supported the insurrection. And did he even vote to pass the PACT act?

[@-John-Doe-]

I’m 12 feet tall. _”...You’re not 12 feet tall.”_ This is an existential threat to democracy.

[@lucyadams2790]

Are you...I've met giants before...nice people...happy memories..but mainly about nine feet tall...some eight feet....well spoken and polite...lovly people...

[@johnsimth6587]

@@lucyadams2790 Look at this russian troll still trying. How long did you serve Lucy?

[@lucyadams2790]

@@johnsimth6587 guess what ? You live in a fantasy world....I am not russian. [ Enjoy la la land] some of us live in the real world...your just pissed off....for deep rooted reasons.....get a life.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@lucyadams2790 Ya comrade. Find someone who at least understands English and doesn't fill every post with ridiculous spelling errors. How long did you serve?

[@johnsimth6587]

@@lucyadams2790 You have such incredible knowledge on the workings of the US military, how did you get that? Huh? Comrade, you're transparent. You got to get better at this trolling as they're calling you all up to die in Ukraine.

[@soupsandwich1]

As a veteran I'm absolutely disgusted with the leadership of our armed forces.

[@christinegeary4877]

ME TOO!

[@MartinWhite1957]

Senator Hawley is just what any Government needs… No meetings, get the facts and get it done!!

[@RonOside]

A lot of people with severe mental illness have been handpicked to do this to us.

[@MoosePuncher1993]

I'm so happy that people are seeing this. Now that it's gone too far, we need to fight it.

[@kd741]

All part of the plan to destroy from the inside so these people at the tippy top can rebuild it in their inage😅

[@larryambrose2660]

You must be talking about members of the Democrat party.

[@pixels303at-odysee9]

@@larryambrose2660 not so. They are posing as the Democratic party. In reality, they are no more than satanic worshippers working for a ancient secret fraternity aimed at destroying mankind in order to take over the world and reduce global population. War is not abroad, it is domestic and it is being taught with pronouns as a distraction from the normalization of their rituals. Look up Janet Ossebaard

[@jesusislordsavior6343]

@@MoosePuncher1993 Nice plan. Now that the occupation has begun, fight the invader. Why not sooner? I assume that you are referring to this rubbish about sexual identity politics. Remember that political reality is quite superficial. Therefore the results of partisan political action are often disappointing. Roe v. Wade got overturned, but I seriously wonder how many lives have been saved, or how many minds have been changed. Maybe things have 'gone too far' because people were fighting with fleshly weapons instead of spiritual ones. If these were questions of culture alone and the Word of God had nothing to say about them, well of course it would one person's opinion against another. But the Word makes a distinction between what is appropriate and what is inappropriate.

[@valeriehutchinson863]

the best housing is in Germany because the German law wont allow the ARMY to build substandard housing. only in the U.S.A

[@mikecampos1193]

But also Germany's full of filthy socialism that led to a certain man with a mustache to become a murderer of the merchant Guild so socialism isn't good either.

[@Lehanna]

Remember, they made it a law that they're required to take the lowest bidder!

[@naturesbarber2901]

Facts I lived near ramstein for years, was the best built home I ever stayed in

[@Hey_Blinkin]

Sure, because building ordinances only exist in Germany.

[@mrmotl1]

In America we build our houses out of cards literally, It's the law. You can't build better, because it's against code and the government will come knock it down and lock you in a cage and fine you for it. Welcome to the land of the free, in which everybody is enslaved and must beg a master for a job!

[@tnorth4494]

Good on this senator pressing issues that matter for soldiers.

[@cjmueller5487]

This Senator is also a traitor to the Constitution...but no biggie

[@philthycoder]

How exactly does this issue matter for soldiers? Or are you not a soldier, and simply talking out of your small-minded, poorly-informed posterior?

[@thomastrudgeon8022]

Sen. Hawley is the GOAT!!

[@bluevegas01]

So let me get this straight. Allegedly, our education system is held accountable for everything down to a kid missing one of their berets in their hair from playing outside at recess. And yet, it seems that our Armed Service is held with ZERO accountability when it comes to living conditions. If my boss is like "So when will this plan be in action?" I have to give them a legit time frame within that ONE year. I would have been fired right on spot if a decade went by and nothing had change.

[@GeorgeNolte]

Do you know what the Military Housing Privatization Initiative is? It was an effort that Congress approved in 1990 to leverage public funding to reduce taxpayer costs and improve housing for military service members. This, effectively, ended the DoD's involvement in the continued improvement and upkeep of military housing and turned that responsibility over to a non-government affiliated company, a contractor, that the Federal Government pays AND that collects the BAH of military service members. How this functionally works is that instead of calling your base maintenance support, you would call your company's maintenance and they would be the ones to handle it. They are also the ones responsible for updating and maintaining living facilities, they aren't. This is because the company charged with maintaining housing is the same company that has the goal of making money, not providing the best possible housing to service members. Why aren't apartments updated all the time? Why are apartments allowed to have 30 year old appliances? Because people HAVE to have a place to live and they are the lowest bidder. Same thing applies here. A family where the E-4 has a wife and three kids, that wife probably can't work and if she can it's probably not going to offset the cost of living sufficiently for 3 kids, so they go with their best option. Give the E-4's BAH to the company, and get a house big enough for the family. What it boils down to is this. Congress said "let a private company manage military family housing" so they did. The private company mismanaged it, didn't keep houses up to date, fastforward 30 years and you have rich companies and the same housing you had 30 years ago. This is not the DoD's problem to fix, this is Congress's problem to fix.

[@CGD777]

True True but who manages the contract element? DOD or Congress? Surely this company is in Breach of Contract or breaching Health & Safety Law?

[@dan-lr4zm]

@@GeorgeNolte You still have to have oversight over a private contractor. The Government loves to pass the buck to blame it on someone else.

[@GeorgeNolte]

@@dan-lr4zm why does the private contactor need to be hand held? I thought private companies and capitalism were just SO much more efficient and capable of elevating standards that it was better for the government to have them do it. If you're bringing in the company just to then turn around and have to hold their hand, you're not really saving yourself very much, especially when you're paying this company AND they're receiving direct payments from service members as well.

[@GeorgeNolte]

@@CGD777 why does the contract element need to be managed? The point of the initiative was so that the government could be hands off and let the company operate to elevate the standard of living. Why should the DoD have to put in effort to get the company to do what the company said they would do. Also, tell me how well forcing companies to do things has historically worked for the DoD? Like, when has it been better for the DoD to force a company to do something as opposed to doing it through their existing channels?

[@michaelsabin7854]

I never thought the military of the country I love so much would be reduced to clownism.

[@stephaniefinley1456]

So sad this woke BS

[@ronchamberlain8392]

I'm glad I got out before this happened

[@lennybrewster4673]

Same, brother

[@abrahamlorenzo421]

Why would you love this fucking Walmart/Circle K country we live in?

[@dwm5150]

It’s absolutely heartbreaking.

[@m.a6416]

She stresses on the "This is not official policy" so it's probably a sanctioned unofficial policy going on at the base.

[@Jac0bIAm]

There is no evidence or rationale for what you're saying. None of that is actually probably going on, it's just idiots wanting to create drama on social media.

[@user-ks5cg5cd7m]

It is going on elsewhere. My son was looking at AF ROTC in Ohio. They were asked their pronouns. It is definitely AF policy whether she wants to admit it or not.

[@JJ-qo7th]

@@user-ks5cg5cd7m "Believe me." 'kay.

[@YXL324]

@@user-ks5cg5cd7m being asked your pronouns and forbidding certain pronouns and other words are not the same thing. One is an act of courtesy and the other is an act of domination. If your son can't tell the difference perhaps the military is not the place for him

[@stevenbaker2560]

Leadership in the DoD have been applying preferred pronouns on all of their emails recently. Truly pathetic. Complete disregard to reality

[@alangriggs4420]

Force the POST COMMANDER to live in the WORST housing for each base.

[@jacobmiklea2852]

Awesome coverage Forbes. This is real and relevant news.

[@XOAspen]

Seriously

[@deborah3912]

I'm so sorry to our Veterans, you all deserve the very best. Damn those who don't help you!

[@dianasims6819]

There is a VA hospital in my neighborhood. I would love to volunteer there. But being on immunosuppressive drugs it would not be a good idea for me right now.

[@johnsimth6587]

Vote Blue then. Recall just recently the GOP tried to stop the pact act.

[@ATXhulk]

@@johnsimth6587 Also just lowered enlisted pay, so they probably lost that vote amigo.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@ATXhulk If those few hundred Airmen are mad at the Pentagon they can speak up about it. edit - Also, fear mongerer, it hasn't happened yet and its just the request of the Pentagon to congress. I love how you cultists lie so openly. Its not "enlisted pay" its special pay for around 500 airmen.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@ATXhulk Yet my VA disability pay for being injured during service is taking the LARGEST increase its ever seen next year as well. Lot of veterans going to be thankful for that.

[@mikecameron5322]

Look people we can only afford so much.Sex changes for personel and brochures on using pronouns are very important right now. Holy crap God save this country Thank you MR. HAWLEY

[@moonshoes11]

God seems to be the problem. Wh would a God require a gender anyway?

[@jeremyrennerfn]

god isn’t real

[@Geraldineadler]

So fed up with all this where did it come from pley tell me

[@TimHPop776]

Senator Hawley is utterly fantastic!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@liontamer8961]

How is this man not running for the presidency?

[@johnanderson8385]

@@liontamer8961 he is very capable of running...hes demonstrated that

[@averageday]

Plus he’s super handsome ❤

[@josephflores1849]

2 years no results he trash

[@dbreiden83080]

@@johnanderson8385 Like when he riled up the crowd on Jan 6th then ran away like a little girl? Or when he denied the election to appease Trump?

[@CrystalKat]

18 comments? And you can’t see one of them? 🤔 too much truth then

[@cudgo2558]

What’s up with that?

[@dieterandrew3542]

2 min later, I see 31, but only 2!

[@slimerone]

you gotta sort by newest first now

[@chhansen9813]

35

[@lukeoneill513]

Yup

[@ninline2000]

I was stationed in Germany in the 80s while serving in the USAF. I was shocked by how badly the Army treated its families over there.

[@officermahal5069]

my barracks in Germany in 96 was a condemned building. stayed there 2 years. black mold, leaking roof etc.

[@officermahal5069]

@Ned Steinberger and they have the best toys.

[@skyangel6336]

@@officermahal5069 That's unacceptable!

[@cynn29]

Just left there in ‘16… still the same problems.

[@cynn29]

@@officermahal5069 nothing changed… they’re still there. I was there in ‘96 also and again in ‘16. It’s still the same

[@paulhewitt5198]

I am a UK Citizen (76) and Josh Hawley is a legend!!!

[@kenmcelroy7250]

I’m at Ft. Benning GA. Right Now. The shack they have my Son his Wife, and my two Granddaughters in is despicable!

[@SystemGlitch81]

We just moved off post at Benning. Our ceiling and walls were crumbling, mushrooms growing from cabinets, and door frames completely ate up with termite damage.

[@getoutofthetimetrap5435]

If only we could have such young ,vibrant, intelligent and honest constitution following representatives such as Hawley for every state. He is an inspiration for us all .

[@sloaiza81]

Too bad nothing ever gets done. Its all a show.

[@Rick-the-Swift]

@@sloaiza81 I'd agree that nothing gets done immediately, but these hearings still have value for some, who are mulling over what they will do in the future. There's no doubt in my mind that Hawley just made him self a MUCH large target for the next which hunt from the you-know-who gang. And they are making plans right now on what they what they are going to do about him.

[@K-SD-DAD]

He ran like a little girl, a coward that's what he is, shame on you, what's wrong w you...

[@mlgtactics9911]

He is just fishing for soundbites, nothing intelligent or honest going on here. Hawley makes news clips alot, and he is NEVER addressing any needs, or offering any solutions, or discussing policies. Just the same old "I'm just curious how can you do good thing X when you do or think unrelated thing Y" then he rants about whatever Y is, in this case pronouns, and in the end nothing gets done.

[@timtune174]

Ha she nothing important to do?

[@guermeisterdoodlebug7980]

Regarding Fort Leonard Wood housing questions, how in the world can we accept BS non-answers such as that from a general in the army. I think it’s embarrassing and disgusting.

[@GuapoJhimi]

You are losing sight of the real issue here. How do we pay tor EIGHTY SEVEN FUCKING THOUSAND more IRS agents but decent housing can’t be provided to our military members? See an issue here? Maybe?

[@johngnipper8768]

@@GuapoJhimi you bet there is ,it’s classism at its finest ,bet that general has a nice place .

[@louiscypher4186]

The General should be straight up fired. He was told to fix housing, he promised to fix housing, two years later not a single dollar spent on housing and he's delivering the same BS promise. The entire point of having civilian oversight is to hold the military accountable to the people, If the committee can only shake its fist then there is no accountability.

[@barrykarpowich731]

THANK YOU MR HAWLEY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY 😊

[@deansikora23]

This guy is off the chain. Love him. We need a succinct approach to serious issues

[@mcesarey]

The problem here started when the military contracted out on-base housing and the companies managing that housing started cutting corners like crazy. The only times I ever lived on base there was a housing office managed by the military and they were very responsive to issues that came up.

[@brownro214]

If you lived on a base where the housing office responded promptly you were lucky.

[@mcesarey]

@@brownro214 The only time I lived on base was in Japan and it was run by local nationals. They were freaking awesome.

[@suzan2336]

Just precious how these people answer legitimate serious concerns by totally evading any acknowledgement of concerns and continue to tell all the "good" they r doing, if this is our military leadership we are in trouble and the rest of the World knows it, Praying for protection of our noble men and women that are serving in our military. in Our Lord and Saviors' Precious Name, Amen

[@johnsimth6587]

Lol, you clowns are hilarious. Just turn traitor because of the culture war you're being fed into.

[@therealmcgoy4968]

Just yes men for the deep state

[@davidkohler7454]

My family all voted for Sen Josh Hawley. And we could not be more proud of him. He is for the people. He is always out there on the top of the heap fighting for us. Thank you Sen Hawley.

[@jmags2573]

Hes def a man of the people and of his word. You have a good one there. I got schumer🤥☹️

[@spider3web221]

He is part of the dung heap bing a tRump supporter.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@jmags2573 He LITERALLY supported taking money away from base housing to fund Trumps wall. You're being lied too.

[@m.williams4971]

Then he should know the fix to this problem requires congressional intervention. The authority responsible for military housing is a civilian company designated by none other than congress in 1990. Hawley’s simply posturing here.