Guard tells US Defence Secretary to be quiet as Pentagon opens inquiry into who gave him the authority
The serviceman on duty demanded silence during a tribute. The Department of Defense is studying whether the order was legal, regulation-compliant or merely unprecedented in Washington.
A guard on duty told the Defence Secretary and his entourage to be quiet during a military tribute. The entourage fell silent. According to those present, it was the first time in months that anyone there had followed an order first time.
The Pentagon immediately set up a working group to determine whether silence imposed by a subordinate breaches the chain of command. The group has 14 members and meets out loud.
An aide who asked not to be identified explained that the entourage is not used to hearing orders. "It is used to hearing flattery. It was an adjustment shock," he said.
The guard will be decorated and transferred to a remote post, for reasons the department described as coincidental.
Meanwhile, the Defence budget already includes an allocation of 3 billion dollars for silence, to be spent on meetings about silence.
It was the first time in months that anyone there had followed an order first time.
The reality behind the satire
Real news · clarin.com · 11 November
Um guarda ordena a Hegseth e à sua equipa que guardem silêncio durante uma homenagem militar
This story, published by a real newspaper, inspired the piece above. The Falsumundi piece is made up; this story is not.
