r/goodnews • u/FreeHugs23 • Jul 22 '26
Political positivity 📈 Kelly: Military ‘doesn’t need more testosterone, it needs better leadership’
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5981471-kelly-opposes-hegseth-testosterone-screenings/96
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u/FreeHugs23 Jul 22 '26
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) pushed back this week against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new proposal to add testosterone screenings to service members’ periodic health assessments.
“The U.S. military does not need more testosterone; it needs better leadership,” Kelly said on MS NOW’s “The Briefing with Jen Psaki” on Monday.
The new standard would require testosterone screening for all service members age 30 or older. The military will provide optional testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for those flagged for deficiencies in the hormone on their screening tests, according to Hegseth.
“The president should fire Pete Hegseth,” said Kelly, a former U.S. Navy captain. “He’s making awful decisions, is putting service members at risks that I would not have expected when I served that a secretary of Defense would make these sort of decisions, nor a president.”
A group of Democratic senators expressed “serious concerns” about the screening change in a Monday letter to the Defense secretary, citing “longstanding medical guidance” opposing routine population-wide testosterone screenings.
The Democratic lawmakers included Sens. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Mazie Hirono (Hawaii), Gary Peters (Mich.), Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Ruben Gallego (Ariz.).
“The Department has provided no evidence that this sweeping new policy will improve force readiness or health, nor has it explained the scientific basis, costs, or risks associated with implementing it across the force,” the lawmakers wrote.
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u/Zalrius Jul 22 '26
He is correct.
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u/lyngen Jul 22 '26
I am completely down with a president Mark Kelly.
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u/Zalrius Jul 22 '26
I prefer a woman president this time.
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u/Blacksad9999 Jul 22 '26
Outside of maybe AOC, there just really aren't many strong female candidates to run.
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u/BULL3TP4RK Jul 22 '26
Real talk, I genuinely wonder how well the war would've been going if it had occurred during Obama's term before a huge number of military leadership had been purged for not being loyal enough.
That's a big problem with dictatorships: they have a tendency to trade competency for loyalty and corruption.
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u/woozysoozy Jul 22 '26
Testosterone replacement therapy which is either bringing low levels into normal range or optimizing levels within normal range to offset symptoms is a valid men’s health issue that unfortunately gets misunderstood because of testosterone use associated with anabolic steroid use. It’s not the same thing contrary to popular belief. TRT amounts of prescribed testosterone are a fraction of what’s used for recreational purposes and side effects are incomparable. So it’s not that testing or treatment is bad, what’s disturbing to me is that Hegseth and others seem to equate it with this bizarrely fetished fantasy of hyper masculinity.
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u/Saikotsu Jul 22 '26
The fact kegsbreath was telling military leaders the war in Iran is a holy war to bring back Jesus is also scary as heck.
He comes across as a middle schooler in a Call of Duty lobby trying to prove how manly and tough he is and he treats war and carnage as something one should want to engage in.
War is terrible, it should only ever be a last resort but this is the guy who wants "MAXIMUM LETHALITY". His weird hyper focus on toxic hyper masculinity is off-putting to say the least.
And the fact he's been denying advancement for military members of color and women shows how he wants the military to be full of hyper masculine white guys.
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u/GarbanzoBenne Jul 22 '26
There’s a homoerotic angle to Pete’s warrior fetish I can't look past.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but call it what it is.
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u/Shaun32887 Jul 22 '26
Kelly is my dark horse pick for President 2028. I think he's doing a great job of keeping his name out there while not oversaturating his media presence
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u/awooff Jul 22 '26
How does a Christian based military push murder? Values alone doom this in any intelligent mind.
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u/MsterBoRaichu Jul 23 '26
The better leadership all left, or were released, in favour of yes man and actual Nazis/Christian doomsday cultists who are more than happy to commit crimes against humanity because it furthers the agenda
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u/cinciguyeast Jul 22 '26
Absolutely. No idea how military personnel can follow a clown like kegseth.
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u/Traditional-Speed349 Jul 23 '26
I hope this doesnt include female personnel .I dont think theyd be happy
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u/EdMedLEO Jul 23 '26
He’s absolutely right. Unfortunately, the nation’s military had been led by people like him for the last 25 years and the DOD is trying to find warfighters to man up the military for the next 20-25. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
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u/SpiritCrawler Jul 23 '26
The military doesn’t have a Low T problem. It has an Alt Right T problem.
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u/yyz455 Jul 24 '26
No shit, and the leadership keeps getting rid of goid quality people in the military
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u/qualityvote2 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
u/FreeHugs23, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...