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As Trump molds military leadership, do politics outrank merit?

  • Women veterans face erasure in the Defense Department's diversity initiatives under President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting DEI programs.
  • The Defense Department has begun removing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, which included erasing stories of women veterans from its archives, according to reports from the Trump administration.
  • President Donald Trump's executive order aimed to eliminate DEI offices within the military, resulting in significant firings of female officers from leadership positions.
  • Senator Tammy Duckworth criticized the removal of Adm. Linda Fagan, questioning the implications for women's roles in the military and suggesting that it compromises military effectiveness.
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Lean Left

A Navy SEAL Commander Speaks Out Against Firing of General CQ Brown

Jon Macaskill, a former Navy SEAL, speaks out agains the firing of General CQ Brown as the military Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Marines With “Razor Bumps” Could Lose Their Jobs—But the Real Target Seems Clear

Donald Trump has been signing several executive orders and policies targeting people of color. His new military policy now threatens black marines.

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The Christian Science MonitorThe Christian Science Monitor
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As Trump molds military leadership, do politics outrank merit?

President Trump fired six military leaders after taking office, raising questions about whether he is choosing new leaders based on politics or military merit.

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Trump’s Personnel Pipeline Is Pumping

Politics Trump’s Personnel Pipeline Is Pumping Republicans have a handle on the DC machine. Credit: Evan El-Amin In December 2020, this magazine published what would become the rallying cry of the America First movement as it sought to regroup in the wake of the 2020 election.  Rachel Bovard’s “Too Few of the President’s Men” laid out in painful detail the personnel problems at the heart of Donald Trump’s first term. The piece explained why the…

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Civil War Nurses, USS Constitution Commander Among Female Veterans Removed in Pentagon DEI Sweep

Women veterans from the Civil War, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War are not exempt from Defense Department's sweep of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within the U.S. military.

·San Francisco, United States
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DOD leadership firings spark concerns over support for female officers

President Trump's administration has removed most of the military's top-ranking female leaders from their posts in recent weeks.

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Military Times broke the news in Vienna, United States on Monday, March 17, 2025.
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