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Opinion: General standing in front of us with hands on hips isn’t really making an impression

Opinion: General standing in front of us with hands on hips isn’t really making an impression

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Oct 05, 2022
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By a grunt

I don’t mean to be disrespectful. I’ve been in for three years, and I understand the chain of command as well as customs and courtesies.

But who the hell told general officers to always put their hands on their hips whenever they open their soup-coolers?

What does that signal? When I put my hands on my hips, I’m usually contradicting something a…

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