Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the firing of 20% of America’s generals and admirals — the number-crunchers say 10% of flag officers were fired outright and another 10% of general-officer slots were eliminated.
Speaking at Marine Corps Base Quantico in his “State of the Force” address, Hegseth framed it as a return to “warrior ethos.” He announced a new Autonomous Warfare Command for drones and robotics, launched a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs, and declared: “We are no longer the woke department, or the weak department.”
The overhaul is the most aggressive reshaping of the Pentagon’s top brass in modern history, targeting what Hegseth has called a culture of political correctness over warfighting readiness.
What this means
For military families and veterans, the shake-up signals a Pentagon being rebuilt around combat readiness rather than bureaucracy. Hegseth has promised the changes will put warfighters — not desk officers — at the center of defense policy.
What they’re not telling you
The same press now clutching its pearls spent years cheering as the Pentagon went woke — prioritizing politics over warfighting. Hegseth is doing what voters were promised: a military that fights wars, not culture wars.