Hegseth will make the military even more partisan and divided.

[kentuck]

They will swear loyalty to Donald Trump and FOX News. Liberals and all the "woke" policies will be vilified and attacked as enemies of America.

If the Commander in Chief asks them to attack their fellow Americans, they will probably follow the orders. They will see no "illegal" orders.

The only qualification that this guy brings to the table is that he worked for FOX News and Donald Trump liked the way he talked.

[Irish_Dem]

1. The clear goal is to downgrade the US military.

The US military is considered to be the most powerful military in the world.
Those days will soon be gone.

We know who hopes to take its place.

[sop]

2. Gallup poll shows Americans trust U.S. Military more than any other public institution.

"Americans last year still trusted the U.S. military more than any other public institution — as they have for two decades, according to a Gallup Poll."

"The institutions included are organized religion, the Supreme Court, Congress, organized labor, big business, public schools, newspapers, the military, the presidency, the medical system, banks, television news, the police, the criminal justice system, small business, news on the internet, and health management organizations (HMOs)."

"In first place by far last year was the military, with some 74% of respondents reporting that they had a 'great deal' or 'quite a lot' of confidence in our armed forces...In contrast, Congress, organized labor, big business, public schools, newspapers, television news, the criminal justice system, news on the internet, and HMOs all scored below a 30% confidence rating."

https://247wallst.com/services/2019/07/08/americans-trust-this-public-institution-more-than-any-other

Trump and Hegseth will thoroughly politicize the military, and destroy the public's confidence in the institution. Putin will be pleased.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

3. Putin wants a weak America. The GOP will deliver whatever he wants.

[bluesbassman]

4. I believe it will cause a breakdown in morale and discipline.

While it is true that there are people enlisted in the military that think the way Hegseth does, I don’t think it’s any greater proportion than the general public. So having a segment of the ranks emboldened by MAGA think, and possibly acting upon potentially illegal orders coming from that segment is going to conflict with the rest of the service members who are faithful to their oath. This is when the breakdowns are going to become severe.

Career officers and NCOs who survive any purges wil be the determining factors in maintaining order. They are the ones we have to either trust to do the right thing, or worry that they’re all MAGA too.

[magicarpet]

5. Hegseth will be blindly loyal to the Orange Messiah.

Hegseth will transition the US Military to be the private goon squad to do djt's dirty work of crushing heads.

When he snaps his finger and gives the thumbs down snuff out/death signal they will cheerfully follow his Commander in Chief dictates without reservations or pause.

A Banana Republican't Military Junta with Generalissimo trDUMP as the Dictator. He will put Pinochet's ruthlessness to shame.