Dexter Filkins

Now Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has a couple of tattoos, which I think he might have been – it's very hard to track this down, but he was in the Army and the Army Reserves and the National Guard for a long time. So it's not exactly clear when he got his tattoos, but he's got two tattoos that I think if you tried to get in now with those tattoos, they wouldn't let you in.

Now Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has a couple of tattoos, which I think he might have been – it's very hard to track this down, but he was in the Army and the Army Reserves and the National Guard for a long time. So it's not exactly clear when he got his tattoos, but he's got two tattoos that I think if you tried to get in now with those tattoos, they wouldn't let you in.

Now Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has a couple of tattoos, which I think he might have been – it's very hard to track this down, but he was in the Army and the Army Reserves and the National Guard for a long time. So it's not exactly clear when he got his tattoos, but he's got two tattoos that I think if you tried to get in now with those tattoos, they wouldn't let you in.

Or if you got them when you're in, they'd throw you out because they're associated with – white supremacist groups. And so, for instance, when I think Hegseth was going to be present, his unit was going to help kind of keep order at President Biden's inauguration, one of his fellow soldiers complained about those tattoos and Hegseth was ordered to stay home.

Or if you got them when you're in, they'd throw you out because they're associated with – white supremacist groups. And so, for instance, when I think Hegseth was going to be present, his unit was going to help kind of keep order at President Biden's inauguration, one of his fellow soldiers complained about those tattoos and Hegseth was ordered to stay home.

Or if you got them when you're in, they'd throw you out because they're associated with – white supremacist groups. And so, for instance, when I think Hegseth was going to be present, his unit was going to help kind of keep order at President Biden's inauguration, one of his fellow soldiers complained about those tattoos and Hegseth was ordered to stay home.

So he's like right on the edge on those, you know, our own secretary of defense.

So he's like right on the edge on those, you know, our own secretary of defense.

So he's like right on the edge on those, you know, our own secretary of defense.

One is the Jerusalem cross and the other is this kind of saying, Deuce Vault, which the latter I think was popular in the – the saying was popular in the Crusades. But they're associated – they've been associated with kind of Christian nationalist and or white supremacist groups.

One is the Jerusalem cross and the other is this kind of saying, Deuce Vault, which the latter I think was popular in the – the saying was popular in the Crusades. But they're associated – they've been associated with kind of Christian nationalist and or white supremacist groups.

One is the Jerusalem cross and the other is this kind of saying, Deuce Vault, which the latter I think was popular in the – the saying was popular in the Crusades. But they're associated – they've been associated with kind of Christian nationalist and or white supremacist groups.

Yeah, I think he said they're just Christian symbols. You know, they're harmless.

Yeah, I think he said they're just Christian symbols. You know, they're harmless.

Yeah, I think he said they're just Christian symbols. You know, they're harmless.

Yeah, yeah. Well, let's see how far Exeth gets down that road. I think he'll probably fail. But yeah, like I talked in the story. She's quoted in the story. I talked to this woman. female F-18 pilot. And, you know, boy, she was impressive. You know, an F-18, they're based on an aircraft carrier, and she was like a top gun. And really impressive.

Yeah, yeah. Well, let's see how far Exeth gets down that road. I think he'll probably fail. But yeah, like I talked in the story. She's quoted in the story. I talked to this woman. female F-18 pilot. And, you know, boy, she was impressive. You know, an F-18, they're based on an aircraft carrier, and she was like a top gun. And really impressive.

Yeah, yeah. Well, let's see how far Exeth gets down that road. I think he'll probably fail. But yeah, like I talked in the story. She's quoted in the story. I talked to this woman. female F-18 pilot. And, you know, boy, she was impressive. You know, an F-18, they're based on an aircraft carrier, and she was like a top gun. And really impressive.

You definitely want her with you if you're flying into battle. But I think the Look, I think the military wants everybody they can get. I think there's a debate about – and this is kind of – this is normal and natural. But it's like we'll take women if we don't have to relax our physical standards to do it.

You definitely want her with you if you're flying into battle. But I think the Look, I think the military wants everybody they can get. I think there's a debate about – and this is kind of – this is normal and natural. But it's like we'll take women if we don't have to relax our physical standards to do it.