Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling

Yeah, I guess I can't comment on that because I'm one of the world generals. You know that. But you build trust and you build the capability to fight by treating people well and by building teams and understanding the complexities of modern war. Russia doesn't do that. You know, it was interesting that I tell the story that the general, Streicher was his name, came to visit me in Germany.

And after I showed him whatever he wanted to see and opened up every closet for him, as he was leaving, he said to me, hey, you know, you've got a good military here. How can I make mine more like yours? It was a really telling moment. And I said, General, you can't because you don't have professional values. You don't have an NCO Corps and all your generals are high bound and crooked.

And after I showed him whatever he wanted to see and opened up every closet for him, as he was leaving, he said to me, hey, you know, you've got a good military here. How can I make mine more like yours? It was a really telling moment. And I said, General, you can't because you don't have professional values. You don't have an NCO Corps and all your generals are high bound and crooked.

And after I showed him whatever he wanted to see and opened up every closet for him, as he was leaving, he said to me, hey, you know, you've got a good military here. How can I make mine more like yours? It was a really telling moment. And I said, General, you can't because you don't have professional values. You don't have an NCO Corps and all your generals are high bound and crooked.

And until you fix those issues, you can't you can't defeat anybody on the battlefield.

And until you fix those issues, you can't you can't defeat anybody on the battlefield.

And until you fix those issues, you can't you can't defeat anybody on the battlefield.

Well, I mean, first of all, before the Russian invasion occurred, I saw the same kind of memes. It was portraying Russian soldiers as these big, strong guys that were bare-chested and running through the cold and diving into lakes and all that other stuff.

Well, I mean, first of all, before the Russian invasion occurred, I saw the same kind of memes. It was portraying Russian soldiers as these big, strong guys that were bare-chested and running through the cold and diving into lakes and all that other stuff.

Well, I mean, first of all, before the Russian invasion occurred, I saw the same kind of memes. It was portraying Russian soldiers as these big, strong guys that were bare-chested and running through the cold and diving into lakes and all that other stuff.

Yeah. And it was just ridiculous because that's not how modern militaries train or act. They're a professional force. And it was interesting to me that almost in every case— the people who were posting those memes or talking that way, like you mentioned Ted Cruz a minute ago, have never served. So they don't know what the military is like.

Yeah. And it was just ridiculous because that's not how modern militaries train or act. They're a professional force. And it was interesting to me that almost in every case— the people who were posting those memes or talking that way, like you mentioned Ted Cruz a minute ago, have never served. So they don't know what the military is like.

Yeah. And it was just ridiculous because that's not how modern militaries train or act. They're a professional force. And it was interesting to me that almost in every case— the people who were posting those memes or talking that way, like you mentioned Ted Cruz a minute ago, have never served. So they don't know what the military is like.

Even Tommy Tuberville, when he was making the hold on all the generals, saying he really knew what a military is like because his dad was a sergeant in World War II. And you just go, okay, yeah, whatever you say there, Tommy, coach. But the thing is, it takes a lot to train a modern military on complex equipment in very difficult operations. The Ukrainians have it right.

Even Tommy Tuberville, when he was making the hold on all the generals, saying he really knew what a military is like because his dad was a sergeant in World War II. And you just go, okay, yeah, whatever you say there, Tommy, coach. But the thing is, it takes a lot to train a modern military on complex equipment in very difficult operations. The Ukrainians have it right.

Even Tommy Tuberville, when he was making the hold on all the generals, saying he really knew what a military is like because his dad was a sergeant in World War II. And you just go, okay, yeah, whatever you say there, Tommy, coach. But the thing is, it takes a lot to train a modern military on complex equipment in very difficult operations. The Ukrainians have it right.

You know, they've got women on the battlefield. They're looking to train, and they're not portraying themselves as, you know, as woke or... They're a diverse organization, and they're doing pretty good against the fourth largest army in the world, I think the Russians are. So, yeah, it just doesn't hold up. There's no research behind any of those statements. It's just...

You know, they've got women on the battlefield. They're looking to train, and they're not portraying themselves as, you know, as woke or... They're a diverse organization, and they're doing pretty good against the fourth largest army in the world, I think the Russians are. So, yeah, it just doesn't hold up. There's no research behind any of those statements. It's just...

You know, they've got women on the battlefield. They're looking to train, and they're not portraying themselves as, you know, as woke or... They're a diverse organization, and they're doing pretty good against the fourth largest army in the world, I think the Russians are. So, yeah, it just doesn't hold up. There's no research behind any of those statements. It's just...

feel for what they think is supposed to be. It's just ridiculous.