Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling

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

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

Well, first of all, I don't know who the 120 guys are that are signing up. I'd like to see the list. I haven't seen that list.

Well, first of all, I don't know who the 120 guys are that are signing up. I'd like to see the list. I haven't seen that list.

Well, first of all, I don't know who the 120 guys are that are signing up. I'd like to see the list. I haven't seen that list.

No, I don't want to comment on it, but I would almost venture to say that most of them haven't served lately and haven't been in some of the tough fights over the last couple of years. The second thing I'd say in terms of DEI, I happen to teach an MBA course in my spare time.

No, I don't want to comment on it, but I would almost venture to say that most of them haven't served lately and haven't been in some of the tough fights over the last couple of years. The second thing I'd say in terms of DEI, I happen to teach an MBA course in my spare time.

No, I don't want to comment on it, but I would almost venture to say that most of them haven't served lately and haven't been in some of the tough fights over the last couple of years. The second thing I'd say in terms of DEI, I happen to teach an MBA course in my spare time.

And if you look at every single research study that's conducted on diversity, equity, and inclusion, it tells you that it does nothing but make organizations better because it generates good ideas and new ideas. So, I mean, I don't want groupthink in any military organization I'm with. You know, I want people contributing.

And if you look at every single research study that's conducted on diversity, equity, and inclusion, it tells you that it does nothing but make organizations better because it generates good ideas and new ideas. So, I mean, I don't want groupthink in any military organization I'm with. You know, I want people contributing.

And if you look at every single research study that's conducted on diversity, equity, and inclusion, it tells you that it does nothing but make organizations better because it generates good ideas and new ideas. So, I mean, I don't want groupthink in any military organization I'm with. You know, I want people contributing.

And the wokeness, you know, I keep going back to that because I find it interesting. No one has defined it for me yet. And if woke means caring for your soldiers, if woke means knowing the values, as I talked about in that article the other day, about integrity and respect and trust in one another and giving everybody the potential to serve when they want to serve, then color me woke.

And the wokeness, you know, I keep going back to that because I find it interesting. No one has defined it for me yet. And if woke means caring for your soldiers, if woke means knowing the values, as I talked about in that article the other day, about integrity and respect and trust in one another and giving everybody the potential to serve when they want to serve, then color me woke.

And the wokeness, you know, I keep going back to that because I find it interesting. No one has defined it for me yet. And if woke means caring for your soldiers, if woke means knowing the values, as I talked about in that article the other day, about integrity and respect and trust in one another and giving everybody the potential to serve when they want to serve, then color me woke.

I'm good with that. What do you think just generally about...

I'm good with that. What do you think just generally about...

I'm good with that. What do you think just generally about...

Yeah, well, what I do first and what I did before the election or right after the election and right after Mr. Trump was the president-elect was, I posted something that said, what will be interesting is to see who he appoints to the key national security positions of DOD, state, CIA, Homeland Security, and Director of National Intelligence.

Yeah, well, what I do first and what I did before the election or right after the election and right after Mr. Trump was the president-elect was, I posted something that said, what will be interesting is to see who he appoints to the key national security positions of DOD, state, CIA, Homeland Security, and Director of National Intelligence.

Yeah, well, what I do first and what I did before the election or right after the election and right after Mr. Trump was the president-elect was, I posted something that said, what will be interesting is to see who he appoints to the key national security positions of DOD, state, CIA, Homeland Security, and Director of National Intelligence.