Hegseth’s Officer Purge Is Bad for the Military—And Our Country
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TL;DR
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly intervened in a list of 22 officers for promotion to rear admiral.
- The intervention allegedly resulted in the removal of three female captains and two black male captains.
- Four white men were also removed from the list.
- The revised list sent to the Senate for confirmation reportedly includes no women and only two non-black minorities.