US EditionHegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers
Officials said the moves affected more than a dozen officers and raised concerns that race, gender and DEI ties shaped promotion decisions.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked or delayed promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four military branches, according to U.S. officials, raising concerns about potential bias in the promotion process.
- Hegseth, who declared an end to "woke" culture at the Defense Department last year, has targeted officers based on alleged affiliations with Biden administration policies, DEI initiatives, or past support for COVID mandates.
- On Thursday, Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George after George sought to discuss the promotion blocks; Hegseth also removed four Army officers and blocked three Marine candidates despite leadership recommendations.
- White House and military leadership officials express concern that these interventions bypass standard promotion protocols, potentially eroding trust in merit-based advancement and inviting political scrutiny of the process.
- Roughly 80% of active-duty officers are male and only 9% are Black, yet critics warn that targeting minority and female candidates could further diminish diversity and institutional stability across the U.S. military's senior ranks.
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The US Defense Minister, Pete Hegseth, reportedly took steps to block or delay the promotion of more than ten black senior officers and women in the four branches of the armed forces, reported on Friday from American media. ...
Hegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, some of whom are seen as having been targeted because of their race, gender or perceived affiliation with Biden administration policies or officials, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process
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