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Vol. 15 · No. 114 · Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Army

Mitch McConnell returns from extended drill weekend

Staff says senator’s three-month absence was “routine National Guard obligation”

Trump considers replacing Hegseth with rock or something

Army adopts ‘Your body, my choice’ as new recruiting slogan

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Point/Counterpoint: 1stSgt, guess what happened? vs. I murdered the last clown who made me play guessing games

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The following is a Point/Counterpoint debate about the circumstances surrounding the various acts of malfeasance in your unit over the weekend. The Point will be presented by everyone on the blotter report and the Counterpoint by your 1st Sgt who is contemplating ending his career in an epic multi-state killing spree.

POINT: "What happened was..." COUNTERPOINT: "Your fetal alcohol syndrome finally caught up to you."

POINT: "I didn't think..." COUNTERPOINT: "That's a given Einstein."

POINT: "We were trying to see if we could..." COUNTERPOINT: "Wait, I can feel a small stroke coming on."

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