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Hegseth Summoned Military Leaders to Say “FAFO” in Disturbing Speech (newrepublic.com)
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“To our enemies: FAFO,” Hegseth said, using an acronym that translates to “fuck around and find out.”

Hegseth ordered hundreds of U.S. military officials around the globe to meet him at a spontaneous assembly in Virginia, keeping the details of the gathering extremely hush-hush.

The message shocked members of the U.S. military, who could not recall another instance in which a defense secretary summoned so many commanders for a sudden in-person meeting—especially without a clear rationale. Some warned that having so many integral military leaders in one place could pose a national security risk.

As it turns out, the rationale was to rail against the culture wars. Hegseth, pacing back and forth onstage, also leveraged his time in front of America’s military to criticize “woke” ideology. He ordered the armed forces to reset its combat requirements to the “highest male standard only,” a decision that would effectively force women out of the military.

“If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is,” Hegseth said.

The Pentagon chief also nixed medical beard waivers, a decision that will disproportionately affect Black service members due to the curl pattern of the hair on their face.

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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Called it! Knew they were going to go against women in the military.

[–] Zagam@piefed.social 38 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They're going after black men too. The beard waiver thing is a big deal as well.

[–] EpicMuch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Not challenging the hair thing, but I honestly am not sure what that is about. Black/curly beard hair has issues when shaved?

[–] CMahaff@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago (2 children)

An older article about it: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/09/15/troops-with-medical-shaving-waivers-to-face-separation-hegseth-says/

In March, the Marine Corps ordered Marines diagnosed with pseudofolliculitis barbae, which leads to unwanted bumps and painful ingrown hair from frequent shaving, to undergo medical reevaluation within 90 days to determine whether they still required a waiver.

That administrative message outlined a phased treatment plan for Marines affected by the condition, with the ultimate goal of “returning service members to grooming standards and ensuring maximum warfighting readiness.”

About 60% of Black men are affected by the condition, according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology.

[–] EpicMuch@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago

Thank you for that info

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I suppose technically it's older, but the timestamp on it is only 15 days ago...

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah. Apparently they have worse issues with breaking out due to shaving.

[–] chiocciola@lemmy.cafe 20 points 4 days ago

To be fair, pick a thing and call it. This administration is likely to destroy it haha

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And fat men from what I heard. He wants manly men.

[–] macarthur_park@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

With no beards! That parts important - Hegseth likes his manly men to be smooth.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

The shaving waiver thing is actually about wanting white guys and removing black ones.