Pete Hegseth here for a live Q&A on 4/28. What questions do you have for me?

He is NOT MAJ Pete Hegseth. He is Pete Hegseth. He might be Pete Hegseth, MAJ, USA (Retired), but he cannot go around being billed as "MAJ Pete Hegseth."

How can we elect people to an Office that we don't where he or she stands on any given issue that pertains to the well being of the great nation.

MAJ (Join to see) i hope you will be the DOD Secretary in 2025.
I was very sad that liberal Lloyd Austin is the current DoD Secretary. I am also a USMA graduate, I enlisted to be a 12b Combat engineer on November 11, 1974 and was appointed as a USMA cadet in July 1976. I graduated as an Infantry 2lt on May 28, 1980.
I realize that you posted this discussion in 2016. I am responding late. I responded to my friend at LT Tom Jones post focused on Whoppi Goldberg insulting your service and qualifications.
Far too many are questioning your qualifications on this old post.
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I must admit as I read some of these responses I am amused to see that such a high proportion are from old farts like me bitching about the younger generation. Take a knee for a minute, fellas, and have a listen. The older generation before you said the EXACT same things about YOU! "Lazy, good for nuthin, will amount to nothin WHIPPERSNAPPERS!!!!"

It did not bear out then and it will not bear out now. The youth irritates us because they are inexperienced and dumb. We try to warn them, but they know what is best and they just sprint right out into the open and get nailed for their assery. The world is a bad ol place, and it has a way of barking some knuckles into shape when needed.

I can just say one thing: I wish like hell I was as smart now as I was then!

I means I am part of my past, present and future of America......looks like we have some serious work to do in this Country if we want it Great again!

To start with we need to refocus on the education system. No one watched them and the liberals took over. Professors who had never done anything in real life indoctrinated the young and it spread down to the Pre School teachers and hence the children. They do not learn the 3 R s or History or Patriotism but Political garbage. 2nd we need to clean the nation's political system from self serving, lying individuals to those with morals and values. We need to do as they did with the Wigs and Torries and begin anew. 3rd we need to put the flags and Christianity back in the system and do as a few countries do. You are welcome here but you adopt or respect our values as we respect yours. The Federal government is supposed to be an umbrella to protect the citizens and hence a combined military for that protection. The states should handle their own more localized issues and not big brother. We have become a nation of citizens dumbed down, contributing to a bureaucracy that is only concerned about itself.

I believe citizenship requires the citizen to buy in the system. Citizenship is ownership in the government. How do you go about to bring people who feel detached from system?

Almost 2 hours later, I must sign off -- I have to catch my flight! But I have really enjoyed this discussion, thank you so much for having me. I just wish I could have answered every question (there were so many, and so many good ones!), but I could not; it I missed you, feel free to hit me up personally on Rally Point.

What a fantastic community here at Rally Point -- truly the best America has to offer. I am honored to have served in the same military as all of you, and thank you all for your service and dedication to this great nation. Continue your fight for America, as the "good citizens" and "good patriots" Teddy Roosevelt spoke of. Stay "In the Arena" -- our country needs you. She is worth fighting for.

And, if you're interested--one more time--my book comes out on Tuesday and can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Arena-Citizens-Republic-Reinvigorate-America/dp/ [login to see]

The speech in itself speaks on what made America and even other soverign countries, great - their people and the people's will and drive to improve - through character and hard work.

I'm assuming that this topic is in relation to the immigration issue that we are currently dealing with here within the US and as well as our force projection around the globe?

If my assumptions are correct - then my questions would be as follows:

- Immigration: This obviously is a key issue for the upcoming election and has significant second and third order effects - regardless of the decision of the next president's actions. If you were a cabinet member on the next president's staff - what advice would you give him/her on how to structure the immigration reform (or do we just maintain what we currently have and actually enforce laws?)?

Troop Strength & Force Projection: If you were the SecDef for the next president - 1) What would you recommend in regards as to the "proper" number of troops? Those of us that have been in long enough to serve under three presidents (or more) and for those who have served before us and served under three plus presidents - have all seen the fluctuation of troop levels according to whomever is in the white house. 2) How would you help the next president see the world in terms of force projection? Currently, we have conventional troops in several countries , conducting a myriad of tasks and operations - mostly falling under the "advise and assist" model in some sort or fashion, and we have SOF in even more countries, conduction a myriad of SOF tasks as well, with their host nation brethren. Some people see it as the US is to involved with foreign affairs and others see it as a form of conflict mitigation/prevention, by identifying countries who have been susceptible or are vulnerable to internal/external influence of the violent extremist organizations. What direction would you urge the next president to take?

Thanks for the time MAJ Hegseth.


For those who want to read President T. Roosevelt's speech: http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Culture-and-Society/Man-in-the-Arena.aspx

Returning to our deep trust and faith in God as our cornerstone not man and a limited government that does not extend beyond it's constitutional limits set by our founders.