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Pentagon Shake-Up Sparks Debate | US News
Retired Air Force General and House Armed Services Committee member Don Bacon is sounding the alarm over the sweeping leadership shake-up at the Pentagon under Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling it excessive and damaging to military readiness. Bacon argues that removing over two dozen senior officers and stalling promotions—potentially impacting women and minorities—has politicized the military, contradicting the need for impartial, performance-based leadership. While the Pentagon defends the changes as necessary to realign with presidential goals and restore readiness, critics like Bacon warn…
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