This is becoming so absurd. I’m starting to suspect that they are all hard core undercover communists, trying to make the revolution happen by doing the dumbest possible thing while pretending to be republicans.
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war machine break down
I am getting “low T energy” from this guy
Let me guess, Pistol Pete is going to do the assessments personally, by cupping the balls of only the most manly of soldiers, because he can judge the amount of testosterone by the weight.
RFK, Jr showed them how to do it, he’s been doing it all his life, and they all had a hilarious night in the Oval Office, practicing on each other. Stephen “PeeWee Himmler” Miller had the tiniest balls, and cried about it. It was hilarious.
Good times, good times…
I can’t prove you wrong, so I have decided that this is what really happened.
Why are they so enormously homoerotic? If you want to suck a dick, go for it. Grindr is a thing.
So either get railed or fuck your bottoms until they are in heaven.
But god fucking damn it, stop screwing with the world.
The military, at least the Marine Corps, was the gayest place I’ve ever been. Homoeroticism runs rampant.
That being said, testing for low T is a big what we to me. I’d say that falls under medical care, and they’re providing it, so good.
Oh, they know very intimately how to use Grindr… they’re just awful people
Testosterone isn’t like… You need a certain level to be a real man or something.
Hormones are very complex but here is something.
Low status males have more testosterone.
Men who have children have lower testosterone.
It isn’t as simple as more=better.
It likely is, in part, related to aggression when too high.
Lower levels as men get older doesn’t really seem to be a problem except advertising tells men it means they aren’t good enough anymore and definitely need to buy their products to increase it.
As a feminist I am equally appalled at the attack on men’s bodies as those on women.
I think there has been this big shift to constantly tell men there is something wrong with them and to sell them a fix.
It’s disgusting.
I watch TV sometimes (antenna, and mostly Xena or x-files) in the evening and it’s non stop erectile dysfunction medication commercials or hair loss. Or testosterone boosting supplements.
Jesus , leave men alone. They have enough shit to worry about without making them insecure about existing. The commercials are so dystopian from my female perspective.
Idk how they make men feel but nothing good.
Idk how they make men feel but nothing good.
They make us feel bad about ourselves. That’s why they work. They’re selling the “fix”. It’s the same playbook marketing people have been using against women since the beginning of advertising.
As a men, I love your answer. I would upvote it 100 times if I could.
The society is always pushing the ideal of men that is bold, strong, independent, commandeering, never showing weakness. It creates a culture of toxic masculinity and deep insecurities that must be kept hidden, otherwise you are admitting to being weak and thus a lesser man. IMHO it’ also a big contributor to the loneliness epidemic and incels existing.
As you said, it’s similar to the problem of the completely unrealistic woman bodies shown in advertisement. It’s unreachable by definition.
If you are a man, be kind, be open to others and be vulnerable. You are enough as you are, you’ll live more happily if you stop chasing whatever others call “perfection”, and start living your life as yourself. You are the strong one for fighting against those deeply unhealthy ideals, instead of succumbing to it.
I really support femnism too: the right of being treated as a valid person, equal to everyone else, should apply to all. Men and women alike.
Advertising has a long history of creating problems to sell you a solution. But it’s just so insidious nowadays. And it seems to be targeting people at a deeper level.
These ED commercials are just so awful.
Wife ignoring you? Men at work not respecting you? Feel lonely? Also women are definitely judging you. They all KNOW you are inadequate.
It’s probably because you can’t produce an erection for 4 hours straight at the snap of your fingers.
They don’t care that this causes cultural and society problems. They just want money.
I always find it funny the reactions of men who seek hair loss treatment with a real medical service and learn that they’re most likely going bald because genetically they have way too much testosterone.
Double funnies when conservatives have to face the fact that the treatment for their bald head is hormone therapy and the irony of taking hormone blockers for gender affirming therapy never crosses their mind…
Happily married man here. Those commercials are silly, but they’re so constant that they get annoying. But someome must be giving them money if they are buying tv ads.
They have to be making a ton of money or those commercial spots are selling cheap. Idk.
There is a blue chew commercial at almost every single commercial break. Multiple versions too.
Low status males have more testosterone.
Getting some strong Andrew Tate’s vibes here
sounds like you have been consuming too much manosphere bs.
Isn’t this Gender affirming care? /s
HRT is fundamental enough to just be considered healthcare - lots of people do it to address real symptoms, regardless of their gender identity.
I honestly have trouble complaining about this. Screening is voluntary and they are offering treatment as well.
I know Kegsbreath will only approve it because GRAH! ALPHA MALE! but I’ll consider it a case of a broken clock being right twice a day.
The defense department plans to offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to any service members who show low levels of the hormone.
Is the /s necessary?
It’s a bunch of men about to find out that testosterone isn’t that important, or about to become very neurotic and insecure about it.
Personally I think we should also test their blood flow responses when shown certain images, and do Kinsey scale testing as well.
Really shock them with some self-knowledge and hate for governments overstepping their boundaries.
I am almost entirely hairless below my neck and have a full head of hair in my mid 40s.
I am probably on the low end of the testosterone scale.
I’m also 5’6".
I never let it stop me from being an absolute horn dog and doing pretty darn well if I do say so myself.
Don’t assume testosterone levels actually map easily to stereotypical traits like that.
I am almost entirely hairless below my neck
Me t…
have a full head of hair in my mid 40s.
… Never mind.
Happiness is the goal
Everything else is nonsense
I had some issues, so I got it tested, and it turns out I’m 0.1 above the threshold for men to get HRT. The absolute lowest “normal” range for men, so they can’t legally help me 😂
For some reason my beard is epic though. Shame I hate having a beard, was planning to get it lasered off. The cosmetic surgeon looked like I suggested killing a puppy and tried to talk me out of it. It’s my face, I don’t care if everyone else likes it prickly and uncomfortable
My mate once waxed his beard. It was painful, hilarious and patchy in equal measures.
I am almost entirely hairless from my neck down and have a full head of hair and the last time my testosterone was tested it was at 1332 when the scale typically tops out at 1100.
I’m in my mid 30s.
You might have androgen insensitivity syndrome, I do not think that I do, as I have recently started growing facial hair. It’s just been a very long and slow process for me.
very neurotic and insecure
$100 on neurotic and insecure!
Here come the testosterone patches and injections … a tear or two later testicular measurements are made mandatory…
At what point will they realize they’re obsessing over something?
the military already covered care for testosterone deficiency as part of its free healthcare
That’s socialism!?!
Standing in line to eat the same food, giving your all to protect/help your comrades when they are vulnerable and can’t fight for themselves, uniforms, sacrificing your individuality for the greater good.
Every Army ever is communism.
The US military is the most socialist organization in that country.
usually it involves symptoms of those deficiencies though.
Completely unsarcastically, yes. So are the “Full Mast Men’s Mega Growth XXL Hormone Treatment” ads you see everywhere
The serious response I have is that the end-goal matters. It doesn’t seem like screening for a medical condition that involves hormones is automatically gender-affirming.
No, no. Just announcing the policy makes Pete feel more like a man’s manly man.
Screening? No not really; but they’re giving TRT to soldiers who aren’t at their peak.
So it’s gender-affirming care.
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Imagine paying your tax for that.
There’s a straightforward explanation for this.
Pete Hegseth is a fucking idiot.
My opinion is it’s gayforward projection.
he does have a glamour room all to himself.
I think this is an attempt to further justify eliminating senior military that oppose unlawful orders. You make less T as you age. Plenty of 30 year old, lead brained, country bumpkin dumbfuck MAGAts in entry level officer positions they can randomly make generals.
You can’t just use the same explanation for everything.
When it stops working as an explanation for his behavior then we can switch to his drinking problem
I’ve learned recently that I’m low-T and have had indicative symptoms all my life, and it may even have factored into my major depression.
And though my endocrinologist recommends replacement therapy, I’m genuinely afraid I’ll turn into Pete Hegseth.
it can cause low libido too, if they reccommended its a valid reason to take it.
Before you get your next tattoo, just double check that it’s not more than “just a cool looking skull”.
I’m mid to high T male. Was struggling with depression for 3 years, I’m balding ugly, and though my beard is thick, it’s highly uneven.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a new Pentagon initiative mandating annual testosterone screenings for all military service members aged 30 and older to maintain a “tactical advantage.” Troops who test low will be offered voluntary testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), a move the Pentagon chief framed as keeping the military on the “leading edge of lethality” while nicknaming the Pentagon “The High-T Department of War.”
A 30 year old service member has over a decade of experience. This is orders of magnitude more valuable and important than whatever pseudo science bullshit this alcohol-brained dumbass is pushing there.
I’m guessing a 30 year old service member is far less likely to be in an active combat role (special forces aside) and more likely to be doing administration, leadership, teaching, logistics, etc.
You know, roles where keeping a cool head is especially important.
Troops who test low will be offered voluntary testosterone replacement therapy (TRT)
So… Hrt?
I thought TRT messes up your body’s ability to produce testosterone naturally. Not good.
Testosterone production drops quite significantly over time. We generally accept hormonal therapy for women often for a majority of their life; it’s not necessarily something to condemn. However, it’s not really well developed (shots every few weeks makes the testosterone level ridiculously high for a while and then drop to pretty low levels as the date for the next dose approaches) and there’s a really good chance they’ll overprescribe on the “manly drugs”. There’s a good number of side effects, including being a dumb-dumb, as Pete demonstrated.
Exogenous testosterone does (often permanently) drop natural production. If they’re signing up for a lifetime of free TRT, it’s probably not really a concern. I somehow doubt that they will, and suspect that the low T is “not service related as there was a demonstrable low T level 10 years ago.”
I was chuckling until I saw the community. But then, you really couldn’t make this up.
It’s too on-the-nose to be satire
Another grift. Of course they’re gonna partner with a specific pharma company.
he wants to personally “inspect” each men in the leadership for thier testerone levels.
