Defense secretary’s latest interposition resulted in all-male, overwhelmingly white picks for promotion to admiralty
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, stripped nine navy officers including women and Black service members from a promotion list last month, according to a person familiar with the matter, resulting in an all-male, overwhelmingly white slate of 22 advancing as nominees to become one-star admirals.
Hegseth’s unusual intervention violated promotion rules designed to be merit-based and apolitical, the New York Times said on Tuesday, and extended the Trump administration’s push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the military.
The original promotion list included three women and two Black officers in addition to the two who remained, the newspaper said.
Honestly IDGAF. So sick of boys hanging out on boats threatening the other side of the planet.
Listen, is it GOOD that navy officers would rather light their own ship on fire than spend another week in the Persian Gulf? Absolutely.
But, broadly speaking, is this how you’d like a Navy to operate? Seems like no.