Hegseth: My Plan Is Titled “Less Generals, More GIs”

The Stars & Stripes reports:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced he has directed the Defense Department to cut at least 20% of its four-star generals and admirals, along with other reductions across the military. “We’re back with more [Defense Department] reforms, this one is general and flag officer reductions. That’s the official title,” Hegseth said in a video posted on X. “My title is less generals, more GIs.”

Hegseth, a 44-year-old Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host, told radio host Hugh Hewitt in the summer that he believes roughly one-third of the military’s most senior officers are “actively complicit” in the politicization of the armed forces. Speaking about his new book, Hegseth railed against what he described as “woke, DEI things, and gender stuff” that has “seeped into” the military.

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