The new SECARMY is killing it with sea turtles, pushups, and Nicki Minaj

Logan Nye
Apr 2, 2018 9:41 AM PDT
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SUMMARY

Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning has a lot of work ahead of him. Keeping the Army strong enough to counter threats from Russia, China, and international terrorism while facing constant budget questions is tough. Only time will tell if …

Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning has a lot of work ahead of him. Keeping the Army strong enough to counter threats from Russia, China, and international terrorism while facing constant budget questions is tough.


Only time will tell if he can rise to the challenge. If nothing else, though, he will definitely leave his mark on the Twittersphere because he is already killing it there.

Fanning was confirmed on May 17, 2016. Since then, he's Tweeted a Star Wars GIF to show love for baseball:

... and an "Across the Universe" GIF to talk about Fort Jackson drill sergeants turning citizens into Soldiers:

Of course, it's not all movies with the new SECARMY. He was scheduled to visit soldiers training in Anakonda 16 during the 241st Army Birthday and tweeted a clip of Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" video to let them know he was coming to Torun, Poland to make sure they were working out:

That turned into a Twitter exchange where he challenged a German general to one-handed pushups (via a GIF of "Kung Fu Panda," because of course he used "Kung Fu Panda") and 16th Sustainment Brigade soldiers responded with a video of 0-handed pushups:

While he was in Poland, he visited those same troops and worked out with them, then tweeted a photo of it:

Finally, while Fanning was working out with the troops, the Secretary of the Navy tweeted a happy birthday message to America's oldest military branch. The Fanning responded with an awesome sea turtle, giving a nod to the sea service and "The Little Mermaid" in the process:

Fanning is going to face a lot of leadership challenges during his tenure as secretary. He's already had to offer leadership and condolences as Fort Hood lost nine soldiers killed when their truck overturned in floodwaters and the Army Reserve lost a captain in the attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.

But while he can't be physically present every time a soldier is in danger or needs comfort, he can help keep morale up by ensuring troops know that someone smart and capable has their back in Washington D.C. If he can run the beltway half as well as he runs his Twitter feed, then the Army should be okay.

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