Regarding the personnel arrangements of the Trump 2.0 government, people from all walks of life initially speculated that former Secretary of State Pompeo might take the post of Secretary of Defense (this guy graduated from West Point Military Academy). But soon, Pompeo, who

Regarding the personnel arrangements of the Trump 2.0 government, people from all walks of life were initially speculating that former Secretary of State Pompeo might serve as Secretary of Defense (this guy graduated from West Point Military Academy).

But soon, Pompeo, who was "disloyal and dishonest", was immediately excluded from his ruling team by Trump's official announcement.

Shortly after, Xiaowang announced that it would nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Defense in the next administration.

It can be said that this operation directly subverted all previous predictions of the global mainstream media.

So much so that some people joked that between "loyal laymen" and "professional enemies", Mr. Wang really had no choice; Mr. Wang, who once suffered constant "backstabs" from his subordinates, now cares most about loyalty, and Incompetent.

You must know that during the riots on Capitol Hill in January 2021, Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US military, took the initiative to cooperate with Pelosi, which greatly disappointed Trump with the top brass of the US military. He still remembers all these grudges.

And this Hegseth and his family are definitely Trump's die-hard loyalists. When they understood the lowest point of betrayal and separation among the kings, they did not show the slightest doubt or hesitation.

even includes some of his obviously "anti-intellectual" remarks.

For example, when the epidemic first began, Hegseth once said half-jokingly on the show that he did not acknowledge the existence of bacteria and viruses, so he never washed his hands.

even publicly claimed that the new coronavirus variant was concocted by the Democratic Party and was a lie for them to gain power.

Seeing this, do you think that Hegseth is a "red neck" with no education, right?

In fact, this Hegseth holds diplomas from two world-renowned universities: Princeton University and Harvard University .

Look at the photo below. In 2022, in order to protest against the so-called "awakening culture movement" at Harvard University, his alma mater, Hegseth took out his Harvard University Master of Public Policy certificate in public on a TV show and wrote it on it. He scrawled "return to sender" and insisted that the move was "not for show."

Hegseth was born in 1980. After graduating from Princeton University with an undergraduate degree, he worked as a stock analyst in Bellston for a while.

While in college, he participated in the Reserve Officer Training Program of the U.S. Army, so after graduation, his other identity was an officer in the Minnesota National Guard, serving as an infantry platoon leader.

In 2004, he volunteered to serve in Iraq, participated in front-line combat, and received a Bronze Star Medal, a Combat Infantry Medal and an Army Commendation Medal.

In 2012, he voluntarily returned to active duty, participated in US military operations in Afghanistan, and once again received a Bronze Star Medal.

After retiring from the military with the rank of major, Hegseth went to Harvard University to study for a master's degree in public policy.

After graduating with a master's degree, he found a job at a conservative think tank. Through the introduction of various opportunities and connections, he also served as the treasurer of the Liberty Veterans Association and the executive director of the American Caring for Veterans Association.

However, what really made Hegseth famous and get acquainted with high-level dignitaries was his entry into the pro-Republican Fox News. He relied on his mouth on TV and "key politics" on the Internet to accumulate media fame. .

In fact, Hegseth's resume is quite reasonable when compared with the "cross-border" defense ministers in Europe - he was born in a prestigious school, has a military career and actual combat experience, and then worked in many domestic departments. Eventually, he gained influence as a well-known media person and entered politics.

In most Western countries, including the United States, the Minister of Defense is not a military commander. belongs to the "civilian establishment" and is just a politician. On the surface, like other cabinet ministers, he neither wears military uniforms nor wears military uniforms. Military rank, disrespect for military salutes.

For example, Ursula von der Leyen, the current President of the European Commission. She served as Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany.Before serving as Defense Secretary, he had no military experience.

Von der Leyen was born as a medical doctor. After her marriage, she worked as a full-time housewife for 7 years and gave birth to 7 children. She officially entered German politics in 1999. In 2005, she became the Federal Minister of Family in Merkel’s government, and later served as the German Ministry of Labor. Minister, Minister of Defence.

After her, Germany has had two female defense ministers-Karrenbauer and Lambrecht.

Before becoming Minister of Defense, Lambrecht was Germany's Minister of Justice and Minister of Family Affairs.

In fact, this type of civilian minister of defense will not directly lead the military, but will implement instructions through the "chiefs of staff" within the various services under the Ministry of National Defense.

For example, in the U.S. military, the Secretary of Defense is part of the U.S. civilian system. Whether it is the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Air Force, Secretary of the Navy and other bureaucrats below him, they are not military personnel just like the President, the supreme commander of the military. Even if you are a military member, you must first retire for 5-7 years.

The highest-level leader of the US military in terms of combat is actually the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

To put it simply, these professional soldiers in military uniforms are only responsible for how to fight the war; as for what to fight and when to fight, they don't even have to say it themselves, they have to listen to the people in suits.

Therefore, historically, for some active-duty soldiers who have reached high-level positions, their next more "ambitious" pursuit may be to take off their military uniforms and enter the government to participate in politics.

After all, although the uniform is very stylish and there are medals hanging on the chest, he is just a "tool man" in the war.

For example, in the picture below, in January 2020, Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, reported to Congress from a "technical perspective" the US military's killing of Iranian General Soleimani last week. Note, this is just a "technical perspective".

Of course, in the United States, the Secretary of Defense does not wear a military uniform. He is a civilian official and a politician.

Moreover, the Department of Defense of the United States appeared very late. It was only established in 1947. Its predecessor was the "Department of War" of the U.S. government during World War II.

However, in view of the importance of this position, professional matters should still be handled by professionals. Since the establishment of the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Secretaries of Defense have basically had long-term military experience, and most of them are retired former Senior general.

Let’s not go too far, let’s first understand that James Mattis, the first Secretary of Defense when Wang’s previous administration just formed the cabinet, was a four-star general (there are currently no five-stars in the United States, and four-stars are the ceiling). He was once dismissed by Trump. He was praised as "a true general among generals".

Mattis has successively served as commander of the Joint Forces Command, commander of NATO's Allied Transformation Command, and commander of the U.S. Central Command, leading the two major battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq.

After becoming defense secretary, Mattis always appeared in a suit without wearing any military rank insignia - this was his transformation from a soldier to a politician.

Let’s look at the Biden administration’s Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin. Austin, who was born in West Point , has been a professional soldier for most of his life. He has served as commander of the U.S. military in Iraq, commander of the U.S. Central Command, deputy chief of staff of the U.S. Army, and a four-star general.

The first U.S. Third Infantry Division to enter Baghdad in the 2003 Iraq War was under his command.

Therefore, even if Austin has reaped the dividends of "political correctness" because of his race and skin color, even if you ignore the skin color and only look at his resume, if he is appointed as the Secretary of Defense, it seems that there will not be too many problems.

In comparison, Hegseth, nominated by Trump this time, seems a bit weak.

Of course, Hegseth was indeed a soldier, but he only reached the rank of major. How does this get senior US military commanders to work with him? Especially General Brown, the current chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

But as the old saying goes, King knows who has been repeatedly stabbed in the back. Perhaps what he cares about most is loyalty.

Now that he has won an epic crushing victory, the only thing that Wang understands currently cannot control may be the military system, or the US military and the rentier class behind it-the military-industrial complex.

The situation in the Trump 1.0 era is even more obvious - in the last term, Mr. Wang actually changed four defense ministers.

Therefore, to a certain extent, what he valued in appointing this host as Defense Minister was Hegseth's loyalty and his lack of foundation in the US military. Only in this way will Hegseth try his best to implement the will of the King of Understanding, thereby avoiding the emergence of the second Mark · Mili.

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