News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Where things stand with the Department of War.

Re:Where things stand with the Department of War by dashzebra on Friday March 06, 2026 @11:52AM (#47277530)
Is the term "warfighter" new? I had never hears it until recently. Sounds like "soldier" would be the usual terminology.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Where things stand with the Department of War by bakies on Friday March 06, 2026 @12:23PM (#47278057)
no, but it wasn't common. It's Hegseth's choice of words, just like Department of War isn't the name of the DoD but Hegseth puts it on his office door.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Where things stand with the Department of War by tencentshill on Friday March 06, 2026 @12:30PM (#47278172)
It's more badass and cool, so it is used in public announcements now. All they have is rhetoric.
[ Parent | on HN ]