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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:39 PM Sunday

Ousted Army chief of staff says soldiers deserve "courageous leaders" in email

Ousted Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George, told Pentagon officials in an outgoing email that U.S. soldiers deserve "courageous leaders of character," after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked him to step down and take immediate retirement.

CBS News exclusively reported earlier this week on the general's ousting, with one source saying Hegseth wants someone in the role who will implement his and President Trump's vision for the Army.

An outgoing email, attributed to George and confirmed as authentic by CBS News on Saturday, circulated online after his ousting. A U.S. official told CBS News that George sent the email to Driscoll, the undersecretary and assistant secretary of the Army, as well as to the three- and four-star generals and officers on his staff.

"It has been the greatest privilege to serve beside you and lead Soldiers in support of our country," he wrote. "I know you'll all continue to stay laser-focused on the mission, continue innovating, and relentlessly cut through the bureaucracy to get our warfighters what they need to win on the modern battlefield."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ousted-army-chief-staff-says-194630310.html

Sounds like a subtle slap at Kegbreath.

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Ousted Army chief of staff says soldiers deserve "courageous leaders" in email (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday OP
He should have addressed the constitutioniality of F45's orders because F45 is not supporting our country. nt in2herbs Sunday #1
Our Secretary of Defense doesn't know U.S. Flag etiquette. pwb Sunday #2

in2herbs

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1. He should have addressed the constitutioniality of F45's orders because F45 is not supporting our country. nt
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:43 PM
Sunday

pwb

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2. Our Secretary of Defense doesn't know U.S. Flag etiquette.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:56 PM
Sunday

Our flag shouldn't be stuffed in a jacket pocket. Improperly folded at that.
Way to set the example Petey boy.

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