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fpwellman.bsky.social • 90 days ago

That unit was a train wreck under Steele.

DEEP DIVE for the weekend: Pete Hegseth's Army unit in Iraq was rocked by war crimes, leaving "an indelible mark" on them all.

He wasn't involved, but went on to successfully lobby Trump for others facing similar allegations.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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johnnynovio.bsky.social•90 days ago

Sounds like a clueless leader.

iradavies.bsky.social•90 days ago

Was he in the command structure? If so _he_ _was_ _involved_.

fpwellman.bsky.social•90 days ago

Please read the article. It says he left before the worst but the experience shaped him.

iradavies.bsky.social•90 days ago

I did read the article, and I stand by my comment about this person.

fpwellman.bsky.social•90 days ago

Ok. We agree. He’s a terrible person.

kwilliams101.bsky.social•90 days ago

UGH he was the worst leader I ever served under. I knew when they went to JRTC that this was going to happen.

fpwellman.bsky.social•90 days ago

Yep. I was division PAO when they all arrived and saw it coming.

sportsmaninlife.bsky.social•90 days ago

Kayla, what was your job while serving in the Rakkasans?

kwilliams101.bsky.social•90 days ago

I was a voice intercept operator, Arabic

sportsmaninlife.bsky.social•90 days ago

Were you working on staff? Also, were you an MLI at DLI?

kwilliams101.bsky.social•90 days ago

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kwilliams101.bsky.social•90 days ago

Oh no I was super junior 😊
I was on a Prophet
Didn’t stay in long enough to do an MLI tour

sportsmaninlife.bsky.social•90 days ago

Got it. Didn't know if you worked around "Frank the Tank." Congrats on the book! Keep crushing it.

brewens.bsky.social•90 days ago

I think it was about 2010 an old lady was telling me the Mei Lai massacre didn't really happen and Lt. Calley was innocent. That brainwashing doesn't go away sometimes.

Any veteran that doesn't think we should lock up war criminals, I question if they really served or what their service was worth.

joycecam.bsky.social•90 days ago

Thanks for sharing. I am so saddened of the outcome of this election and it's aftermath. I hope they don't confirm Hegseth. He doesn't represent the best of American soldiers... he's not one to be proud of.

mtngrl4.bsky.social•90 days ago

Oh.

SMDH.

uticaeric.bsky.social•90 days ago

"Punch You In the Face PT" should have had him relieved of 3rd Brigade, but that would have required a responsible division commander.

fpwellman.bsky.social•90 days ago

Correct. Another incompetent old fool whose mission from the CSA was to “De-Petraeus” the division.

uticaeric.bsky.social•90 days ago

I ran into him at a happy hour maybe 10 years ago, he was standing alone, I said hi, told him I was in his division, all that.

He could not have been less interested, like I got maybe 7 words from him. Human potato.

fpwellman.bsky.social•90 days ago

Yep

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