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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 directs 20% cuts to top generals and admirals among other reductions across 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 ge ...
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Hegseth orders 20% reduction of four-star generals and admirals
He also ordered at least 20% of general officers in the National Guard and 10% of all flag and general officers to be cut. In the one-page memo, which was posted on the Defense Department's ...