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Vol. 15 · No. 115 · Friday, 25 September 2026

Pentagon

Military leaders debate who gets to masturbate first in sniper arch

Services clash over historic privilege of being first to defile nation’s newest military monument

Mitch McConnell returns from extended drill weekend

Trump considers replacing Hegseth with rock or something

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Army · Page 4

The Hottest sergeants Major of the Army, ranked

Filed · 1540

Sgt. Maj. Daniel A. Daily took his oath of office Jan. 31, becoming the youngest, hottest, Sgt. Maj. of the Army since the position was created in 1966.

Every Chain-of-Command Display across the Army is getting a little more delicious as Secretary of the Army John McHugh’s surfer-boy tan gets some company and competition from “Dreamboat” Daily.

Certainly an SMA for the Facebook age, those baby blues are sure to get a few likes. He's an easy choice for #1.

#2 — Silas L. Copeland

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