Secretary Hegseth sends overweight Texas Guardsmen home (the memes are glorious)

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Edward Teach

Oct 15, 2025

Remember how God told Gideon to send soldiers home who weren't situationally aware?

Well, Pete Hegseth is making sure our troops are fit for battle as well:

Hegseth appears have been serious when he told soldiers, including top generals, to shape up or ship out.

From Fox News:

The Texas Military Department (TMD) confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday that it replaced seven National Guard members who were deployed to Illinois amid civil unrest, citing the service members' failure to meet 'mission requirements.' ...

The announcement comes after a photo showing a group of service members arriving in Illinois went viral on social media, with critics speculating about their fitness.

'The Texas National Guard echoes Secretary [of War Pete] Hegseth's message to the force: ‘Our standards will be high, uncompromising, and clear,'' a TMD spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

BEHOLD, DA MEMES:

TMD didn't say explicitly that the portly troops in the viral photos are the ones who were sent back to San Antonio and churro country ... but these out-of-shape guardsmen were cause for embarrassment.

I'll leave this here as a reminder:


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