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He’s creating a formal framework to fire all the generals who disagree with him — and the president,
I have always advocated for efficiency at the Department of Defense, but tough personnel decisions should be based on facts and analysis, not arbitrary percentages,
This is not a slash-and-burn exercise meant to punish high-ranking officers,
Today, we have a 2.1 million service members, with 44 four-star [generals] and flag officers,
We got to be lean and mean. And in this case, it means general officer reductions,
We’re going to shift resources from bloated headquarters elements to our warfighters,
Through these measures, we will uphold our position as the most lethal fighting force in the world, achieving peace through strength and ensuring greater efficiency, innovation, and preparedness for any challenge that lies ahead,
The Department of Defense is committed to ensuring the lethality of U.S. Military Forces to deter threats and, when necessary, achieve decisive victory,
A critical step in this process is removing redundant force structure to optimize and streamline leadership by reducing excess general and flag officer positions,
