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   Official Kakistocracy Jester 🪓 (ogjester@stranger.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 11:35:24 JST Official Kakistocracy Jester 🪓

   The current Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, retired from the National Guard as a Major.

   To rise through the officer ranks in the U.S. Army National Guard, one must start at Second Lieutenant. Then, the ranks go as such:

   First Lieutenant
   Captain
   >Major
   Lieutenant Colonel
   Colonel
   Brigadier General
   Major General
   Lieutenant General
   General

   Generals are answering to someone who is six promotions beneath them. It’s like having a SEAL Team led by a Cub Scout. It’s all very silly and unserious.

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     Karen (shortstamp@stranger.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 11:35:22 JST Karen

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     @OGjester This makes me sick for so many reasons...mainly that they will get away with all of it. I can't believe we're down to conducting military operations via texts and this is considered acceptable behavior. Also, that officials are writing things like "THX" and using emojis is infuriating for other reasons.

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     Official Kakistocracy Jester 🪓 (ogjester@stranger.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 11:35:23 JST Official Kakistocracy Jester 🪓

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     Deeply unserious people. #BananaRepublic

     https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/?gift=kPTlqn0J1iP9IBZcsdI5IVJpB2t9BYyxpzU4sooa69M&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

     Steve's Place repeated this.