BILLINGSGATE POST: In a dystopian address to hundreds of squirming generals and admirals, newly appointed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth ordered this gathering of flag officers to drop down and do ten pushups or get the Hell out of Dodge.
In a world where rank has its privileges, one can only imagine how a four star general or admiral must feel when a man who gained the rank of Major in the National Guard is appointed by the President to be their boss.
Most of these ring thumpers graduated from one of the military academies. Pete Hegseth is not one of theirs. Old “Blood and Guts” Billingsgate was not either. Although an integral part of the last threshold of defense against the encroaching Bolshevik hordes as personified by the Vietcong, the good doctor was discharged from the Navy with not more than a pat on the back and a free ride home.
Evidently, Hegseth doesn’t like fat guys and frumpy gals with stars. Even though most of these guys or gals (or combinations thereof) are in their 50’s upon reaching this rank, he doesn’t want to see them waddling around the Pentagon like a stuffed Panda.
Dr. Slim: “No more dudes with dresses.”
Dirty: “Yo, Dr. Dude. That’s why they invented gender neutral pant suits.”
