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Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of top US military officers
Original: Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed plans to cut 20% of the country's top military leadership, including senior officers across the armed forces. In the same remarks he mocked what he called 'beardos, weirdos and wimps', signalling an aggressive push to reshape Pentagon leadership culture and trim the general and admiral ranks.
Why now: The Pentagon chief is publicly announcing an unprecedented reduction in senior military leadership with combative language about officer culture.
Pete HegsethUS Department of DefenseUS military
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- Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’ · The Guardian
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