Hegseth announces all US troops will get 1 day off to vote in October

Announced on a Friday, with the word "apolitical" doing the heavy lifting. A day off to vote, ordered by the man whose bosses are on the ballot.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that all U.S. troops will get one day off in October to vote in the 2026 midterm elections. Hegseth said the stand-down order will be executed by Oct. 15 and will continue in even-numbered election years as part of a new and “apolitical” Pentagon “with all the right…

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