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GAO Report on Senate Holds on Flag, General Officers
The following is the May 15, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Military Generals and Admirals: Information on ...
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Military's 4-Star Officers to Be Reduced by 20% or More Under New Order by Hegseth
In a memo released Monday, Hegseth argued that senior leaders should be "unencumbered by unnecessary bureaucratic layers that ...
DOD Secretary Hegseth orders 20% reduction in four-star generals, flag officers
Secretary Pete Hegseth of the Department of Defense (DOD) on Monday ordered a 20% reduction in military generals and officers ...
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SECDEF Hegseth ‘Less Generals, More G.I.s’ Memo Calls for 20% Reduction of Four-Star Officers
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signs a flag officer memorandum at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2025. DoD Photo Pentagon leadership is seeking a 20 percent reduction of four-star ...
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Hegseth orders reduction of senior commanders, cutting 20% of four-star generals and admirals
“A critical step in this process is removing redundant force structure to optimize and streamline leadership by reducing excess general and flag officer positions,” it added. To accomplish ...
Hegseth orders ‘historic’ reduction of general officers in the military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that the U.S. military will soon be seeing a dramatic reduction in the number ...
Pete Hegseth just ordered a 20% cut of the military's highest-ranking officers
Hegseth said he wanted to "streamline leadership by reducing excess general and flag officer positions." ...