Hegseth removes four officers from military promotion list: report
Story by Ariana Baio
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The Independent
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly attempting to block four Army officers, two women and two Black men, from a military promotion list to become one-star generals – though his motivations are unclear.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday asked the Army’s top general to step down from his role and immediately retire, extending the Trump administration’s purge of top military officials and creating a key Pentagon vacancy amid the largest U.S. conflict in the Middle East in two decades.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George made it almost three of his four years in the post, which began during the Biden administration. The Pentagon, which confirmed the firing, did not specify why. The high-ranking general had served as a senior military aide to former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, so was not seen as a Hegseth loyalist.Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George made it almost three of his four years in the post, which began during the Biden administration. The Pentagon, which confirmed the firing, did not specify why. The high-ranking general had served as a senior military aide to former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, so was not seen as a Hegseth loyalist.
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