re: Had the fat generals earned the right to be talked to behind closed doors?

I watched his speech and it was desperately needed. I am seeing some of these soilders in Germany walking around over 250 lbs and not muscle either and still in thier 20's. I get in a sense that a man in his 60's is not going to be fit as they were in thier 20's ,but some of the Senior leadership does let themselves go pretty bad. I also like the part where he told them to stop pushing these ridiculous agendas. It is a waste of time and resources.

In any organization the leaders should be held to the highest standards. You can’t let the leaders be fat and sloppy and expect them to be good leaders.

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I agree with Pete.

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I don’t really understand this. Shouldn’t high ranking generals be strategists? Seems like telling a chess grandmaster to do more pull-ups.

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Statistically speaking, it IS possible for you to make critical military decisions at the exact same time that you’re not a fat disgusting tub of lard.

If you’re working for the military, .Gov isn’t paying you, I’m paying you, and that includes your healthcare. The healthcare cost for a fat disgusting tub of lard is, statistically speaking, about ten-fold more than an employee at weight. And it’s about fifty-fold more for a fat disgusting tub of lard who wants to change genders on my dime.

So do it for me. I’m not asking here.

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Had the fat generals earned the right to be talked to behind closed doors?

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100% no!
Height-weight regulations are published for each branch. Everyone in the military is aware of them.

Fat generals imply those regulations are only suggestions.
It's a terrible message and poor leadership.

It absolutely deserves to be called out publicly so that those actually abiding by the rules see that the rules apply to everyone.

Ah the sheep.....

The tattoos are Christian, if you visit our national cathedral in DC you will see the same one inlaid in the flooring of the alter.

The signal nonsense has been debunked more than the Russian hoax.

His drinking. Ulysses Grant's commanding officer often used that as an excuse to degrade Grant for fear he would surpass him. At one point, after yet another letter to Lincoln, Lincoln replied:

You should ask him what brand he is drinking and supply it to the rest of your staff since he seems to be the only one winning

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Had the fat generals earned the right to be talked to behind closed doors?

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So I guess when you’re in formation and the Sargent is chewing you a new one he should talk to you in private instead?

I spent 24 years in the military.

The generals I served under lost Iraq and Afghanistan while telling us the win was "just around the corner". Today's generals were field grades back then and did their part in creating illusions of progress to benefit their own careers.

The generals who lost Iraq and Afghanistan then all retired and got lucrative contracting jobs.

Not saying there aren't some true public servants but as a whole frick these guys. The best leaders who were honest and cared got bounced at O5.

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Eh. I know Generals who are straight beasts, but, again, people like the stereotype so he's playing to the crowd. Does it make us more lethal? Meh. It's another minor issue that could have been handled with a damned email.

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Could have been an email. So could all the pep talks, all hands, and division runs where these GO's enjoy the photo op and then spout some nonsense about their imperatives or leadership style. Not a bad thing to see them get a taste of their own medicine. They had a pre-sunrise formation to bus over there - absolute gold.