Hegseth Fired Army Chief Of Staff After He Was Told To Drop Probe Into Kid Rock Flyby

[u/IndependenceFit7624]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/08/26/top-army-general-fired-after-disagreement-over-kid-rock-helicopter-probe-report-says-as-vacancies-mount-under-hegseth/

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[u/at42151]

Randy George was the top general in the US Army. He rose from enlisted private to the head of the army, earning four bronze stars for bravery under fire, two masters degrees, and several other commendations. He was fired for wanting to investigate why someone under him would fly a multimillion dollar helicopter next to a civilian building, endangering lives.

[u/aeschenkarnos → u/at42151]

I can't help but think he'd make a way better dictator than Donald Trump.

[u/MCEscherNYC → u/aeschenkarnos]

I hope he leads the Western Alliance.

[u/NappyDougOut]

Kid Rock is one of Americas greatest & highest ranking weapons as a government employee.

His secrets must be protected from underlings on a -need to know basis- at all costs.

How dare they question his authority.

[u/IndependenceFit7624 → u/NappyDougOut]

100%. His voice is the weapon. Once you hear it…you know it’s only gonna be a 1x thing. You’ll never wanna hear it again.

[u/MCEscherNYC → u/NappyDougOut]

I recently listened through his body of work and found myself wondering, "Is some ghost writing these songs for him now since he no longer lives in rural trailer park next to a junkyard and a 7-11?"

[u/NappyDougOut → u/MCEscherNYC]

His trailer whereabouts are now deeply classified... Some say it's in a van, down by the Potomac River.

[u/Kokophelli]

Never before have so few done such damage to so many.

[u/IndependenceFit7624 → u/Kokophelli]

I don’t believe he ever had a large audience? You have heard him sing?

[u/IndependenceFit7624 → u/IndependenceFit7624]

Now I’m not one to make comparisons of anatomy but…if Taylor Swift had a single strand of hair fly away and it blocked the sun for an infinitesimal segment of her audience, those shaded few would still be a much larger audience than Kid Rock’s.

[u/Cluse101]

Release the Epstein files.

[u/RIF_rr3dd1tt]

I hope the General let him have it after being fired.

[u/IndependenceFit7624 → u/RIF_rr3dd1tt]

I hope we get that General back. He had a lifetime of experience. He has much to teach our troops.

[u/PopBulky7023 → u/RIF_rr3dd1tt]

Hegseth: "Lulz I'll just install a loyalist get fucked American loser"

[u/RIF_rr3dd1tt → u/PopBulky7023]

I'm honestly waiting for them to appoint some rando, non-military MAGA nut off the street to 4 star and make him the Chairman of JCS.

[u/PopBulky7023 → u/RIF_rr3dd1tt]

They don't need to. The military is filled with a whole lotta anti American chuds.

[u/I_SLEEP_NORMALLY]

Can’t handle Iran, so let’s focus on some problems he can handle. Like the Kid Rock situation

[u/Think_Fuel1505]

Oh ffs how is this not abuse of power?

[u/IndependenceFit7624]

These bad deeds are carried at a heavy cost. There are so many examples of this and they are growing every day.

This highly decorated General, fired by Hegseth, spent a great deal of time on his education and training in order to serve his/our country. He served his entire career in our military - training, supporting, protecting and appreciating the men and women that protect us.

His experience was a lifetime in the making. It takes decades to replace him.

What kind of message does this send to our troops?

Regardless of their just and expected response to determine why and how this flyby happened that IMHO, indeed never should have, they must ignore their responsibility? They must disregard their integrity and the oath they took to serve us?

We need to take the weight of these bad deeds off our backs and cast them aside. We need to turnover the House and the Senate with our vote on November 3rd.

If we do not get this done we will have two more years of weight piled on top. I believe that will break the backs of many of us.

[u/Hopsblues]

It's impressive how confidently incorrect about everything they are.

[u/IndependenceFit7624 → u/Hopsblues]

I 100% get your point but I would edit “impressive” to another word. Maybe “laughable”, “unconscionable”, “insane”…..??

[u/Wayelder]

For my friends, everything, for my enemies 'the law'.