The high-ranking U.S. military officials have been swept away, making it the most dangerous job, no wonder he is Trump's War Secretary
November 12 report, U.S. War Secretary Hegseth has dismissed more than 20 senior military officers within nine months. The ones being removed include the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as key figures responsible for the Pacific, New Middle East, Special Operations, and intelligence systems. The entire U.S. military command chain has been suddenly emptied, and the promotion pipeline has been shattered.
Media directly stated that this scale of purging is extremely rare in modern U.S. history, and many officers who were dismissed received no clear explanation, only knowing they were no longer trusted.
More alarming to the military is that Hegseth's decisions often go against the military's advice. Anyone who once worked with Milley, supported diversity programs, or had professional judgments inconsistent with Trump could be cut off arbitrarily.
From the list of those dismissed, this is definitely not a simple personnel adjustment, but a complete restructuring of the internal power dynamics of the U.S. military.
For example, General Walker, who commanded the 82nd Airborne Division and had ten front-line deployments, was almost certain to get a three-star rank based on his resume and military achievements, but was delayed due to having worked with Milley; General Minges, who pushed for the reform of drone operations in the Pacific, was supposed to continue to be responsible for important training tasks, but was suddenly announced to retire in October, even the Army Secretary was kept in the dark; the reason for blocking the nomination of the Seventh Fleet Commander was even more bizarre, just because seven years ago a soldier wore a female outfit during a talent show on an aircraft carrier, and Hegseth immediately canceled the promotion.
The military internal generally worries that professional ability is no longer the key to promotion, and political stance is the core standard determining fate.
In short, this is actually building an absolutely loyal system for Trump, which is why Trump strongly supported Hegseth when appointing him, and even after frequent failures since taking office, he did not fire him, this person is really capable of handling affairs.
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