I have now deemed this true in my head cannon.
this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2026
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If it really is true, I cannot stress enough just how bad it is. Like, really really bad.
Good. It’s a farce and should be treated as such
100%
Halfway Post is a satire site. This is not true.
yeah I didn't figure it was true. but had to say it still just in case. And whoever wrote it knew what they were implying / trying to generate internet feelings. Because again, it would be epic bad if troops in training, this early in, were THAT cynical.
Art imitates life: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-troops-iran-war-israel_n_69bf18a1e4b01c6ce885ce6d ... I know it's just one article, and it's HuffPo ... but it is just the first one I found this morning. My own contacts agree morale is low, and not just for those in uniform. Civil service types are not happy either. Like, the ones that help ensure logistics flow, intelligence flows, provide depot MX support, etc. It is wide spread and coming on the heals of a massive exodus of expertise. I just had a former client reach out to me 4 weeks ago about a potential direct-hire job opportunity but I didn't see it until last last week. When I replied back their response was, "yeah you don't want this now. Things are not good around here." IT'S THEIR BRANCH THEY ARE HIRING FOR! Think about that, they just said, effectively, 'don't come work for me, it isn't worth it'
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Do you load that with regular cannonballs?
every time they salute each other
That's how you know for sure it's fake. Soldiers in training don't salute each other. They only salute officers.
God damnit, I wanted this to be true so badly.
If it makes you feel better, it is 100% something marines would do (not the saluting). At least until higher ups started threatening
You can also tell it's fake because of common sense. But that's a rare trait these days.
You can be training for an invasion without being in basic training, or are we to assume there are no continuous improvement efforts in the military?
Who said anything about basic training?
Soldiers don't go around saluting each other, no matter what stage of training they're in.
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It's better than 6 7 because it actually means something
It doesn't mean anything if they still commit war crimes.
Nah it just means they're willing to commit crimes against humanity for the Epstein class
Yeah but, they're committing war crimes ironically.
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67 is fine. It took me a while to realise that.
It has exactly the same rules as The Game except you win when you hear 67. I think that's pretty nice.
I mean 6 time 7 does equal 42 the answer to life, universe, and everything. So these kids do makes sense when you multiple it.
But the question is "what do you get when you multiply seven by nine?" So really they're just making things worse.
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Unlike their service in Iran.
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Satire account 😔
What gave it away?
Most of the armed forces are MAGA, trust me
Maybe. Many are just dumb 20+ yos who didn't have opportunities.
My cousin was unemployed for three years after HS and wracking up college debt. He's now in the military and knowing him, he probably is sarcastically saying "For Epstein".
I have trouble believing that the military can’t control recruits in training.
Oh yeah, 6 and 7. Classic generation alphas. I liked generation alphas 4 and 5, personally.
Please don’t spread misinformation without clearly marking the joke.
You take every tweet at face value? Please don't :(
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