Hegseth: "We mean to increase acquisition risk in order to decrease operational risk. Let me say that again. We need to increase acquisition risk in order to decrease operational risk ... An 85% solution in the hands of our armed forces today is infinitely better than an unachievable 100%... solution endlessly undergoing testing."show more

"we're going to funnel $$$$$ to our friends for shit that might not even work"

What Hegseth and Trump really want is to use no-bid contracting so they can hand lucrative defense contracts to corporations that donate to Trump and the Republicans. Just more Republican corruption.

Imagine if a DEI person said we need to lower military standards so that if it works 85% of the time, that's better than us wasting time trying to get it to work 100% of the time.

#DUIHIRE #SignalGate unqualified ass #PeteHegsethResign

An 85% solution? Increased acquisition risk ALSO INCREASES operational risk. Ex: if a gun meets only 85% of specs required for specific battlefield conditions.. it means soldiers die due to malfunctioning equipment.

Deploying half-baked tech to the battlefield is a shortcut to headlines and tragedies.

Military procurement needs oversight and testing, not catchphrases and rushed rollouts.

It should be mandatory that all appointees take a course in a federal Appropriations Law. I was a Comptroller for the DoD and its apparent they don't understand

This is the opposite of prudence, accelerating unproven systems increases danger, not safety.

Translation: Put untested gear in the hands of our soldiers and hope for the best. Bonus points for getting around oversight that keep his buddies from getting even richer.

A fucking idiot says what? We're entering a very dangerous moment, folks. This drunk's tactic—sacrificing lives for strategic gains—sounds a lot like the 🇷🇺 M.O. in 🇺🇦. Soldiers, sailors & airmen will be unnecessarily dying if this is implemented. #MAGAisNaziFascism

Anyone know wth this means in English?

So basically we are going to buy weapon systems that don’t work with no oversight

We got it the first time, Kegsbreath. He ruined far too many brain cells.

WTF is he talking about?

He's not an intelligent man.

I think he's saying he'll buy lots of junk because his besties are selling untested solutions.

Is he drinking again? What the hell is that word salad?

This is about money, not national security. Beware the military industrial complex - Eisenhower

So instead of ENSURING a device works, as long as the analysis says it will work they will consider it qualified. I mean, who needs actual testing and confirmation? Am I right?

Who are “the enemy”? These crooks make corrupt deals with Russia, China, and middle eastern potentates like it’s going out of style. Their deployments and rhetoric indicate their “enemy” is us—the American people.

“An 85 proof, I mean percent”

I can tell he has gone to a lot of self-help seminars. It’s all bullshit talk.

The headless chicken strategy! Who cares if you lose a a few lives... Hey, it ain't worth that much compared to equipment! Never, ever seen such reckless, morally bankrupt, and-god, stupid- boy in charge of something so serious and lethal. A boy. Brainless. My God, he's stupid. It's painful. #Hegseth @votevets

Hello, I'm English and I don't know what the fuck this means in English...,..

I’m glad I flew in 100% V-22s and Black Hawks, tho just about 85% of the ol’ E-4B. A couple armored vehicles downrange I recall were barely a 40%. Some of the coffee was like 10%.

Tell it to the 82nd Airborne, Pete. "These parachutes will be fine - they worked at least 85% of the time in testing" 🤣🤣🤣🤡

Putting equipment etc into the hands of military personnel so not only do they have to wait on food lines they also have the opportunity to be injured by the equipment the government provides because it’s not passing the tests required

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I dare him to try to explain that in simple English

Omfg, let’s rush through untested arms and have our service members use them! The losses are worth that 15% that testing would give us! 🤬💩🤬💩

Please someone give me a translation because what he said makes no sense.