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Who are these folks and what happened to them? EILIF
If I had to guess I'm guessing these folks were laid off by Hegseth
...In which case my instinct is to feel less secure, because I don't trust Hegseth's judgement at all. He strikes me as the guy who would fire someone because they had better judgement than him
Hegseth is firing anyone who isn't stupid enough to approve his ground invasion of Iran and/or is black/female
Purging the ranks so that when Trump orders the occupation of American cities there is no resistance from the military.