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Hegseth was only O-4 at the end of his career, which was basically as a reservist, sidelined as an insider threat due to his white nationalist tattoos.
When Hegseth was an O-3, he was an instructor teaching counter-insurgency in Afghanistan. That was his entire time as O-3.
As a lieutenant, Hegseth 'commanded' a small squad stationed at Guantanamo Bay. That was his only experience in command.
Jfc that's even worse.
He's basically a military motivational speaker. Explains his meathead nonsense he blathers even at formal press briefings.
I figured he would have at least had a command of a combat unit, in a war zone, at some point... apparently not?