Also the original Star Wars troops were clones bred and raised for battle. By the time E4 A New Hope happens, most of them are conscripts. I imagine conscripts led by doorknobs like Hegseth aren't the best thing for a military.

The problem is the conservative right thinks they're the most vulnerable people they know.

Was he indeed a guest of Alpine...? I feel like that question should be answered because the American investor group might want to explain that. Or Ryan Reynolds and his ilk don't care.

It was news in the 80s. Probably before... always.