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Remember Tuberville’s General/Flag Officer Hold?
Senator Tuberville, R-Ala Sen. Tommy Tuberville spent most of 2023 blocking the blanket confirmation of senior military officer nominees. This action was in protest to the Pentagon’s policy covering travel expenses and providing leave for service members seeking abortions, so he demanded an individual vote on each nominee. He relented in December of that year […]
Trans Troops Out
Unavailable for Comment Active-duty transgender troops have until 6 June to begin voluntarily separating from the armed forces, Reserves can wait until 7 July. Those who do so will receive an honorable discharge from military service and separation pay, which is fair. Those who do not will be processed for involuntary separation. Transgender troops who […]
Academies Axe Affirmative Action
Hegseth bans affirmative action at military service academies By Noah Robertson and Leo Shane III Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has barred the U.S. military service academies from considering race, gender or ethnicity in their admissions processes, ending the practice of affirmative action upheld by the Supreme Court two years ago. In a memo published Friday, […]
VA- Bureaucracy in Disarray
Collins, Dems spar over whether VA needs key fixes or full overhaul By Leo Shane III Both Republicans and Democrats agree that the Department of Veterans Affairs is not perfect. On Tuesday, the two sides fought over just how not perfect it is. In testimony before a Senate oversight committee, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins […]
Then they came for the Generals..
And I laughed because I was not a Pefumed Prince. Hegseth directs 20% cut to top military leadership positions By Tara Copp, AP Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers as the Trump administration keeps pushing the services to streamline their top leadership […]
Second Military Border Zone Opens
In April, Trump directed the transfer of a 60-foot strip of federal land lying parallel to the U.S.-Mexico border from control of three federal agencies (Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security) to the Department of Defense. This land, known as the Roosevelt Reservation, is a noncontiguous strip that snakes along the southern border from New Mexico […]
DOD DEI Purge
Five-Sided Wind Tunnel A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion position is defined as one that was established for the purpose of influencing hiring or employment practices or promoting preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, or ethnicity. Since early 2024, DOD has cut nearly 200 DEI-related jobs: Report By Stephen Losey Since early 2024, […]
New CJCS Confirmed
Lieutenant General Dan Caine, USAF (Ret) Senate confirms Dan Caine to lead Joint Chiefs in late-night vote by Ellen Mitchell The Senate early Friday morning voted to confirm President Trump’s choice to be chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine. The 60 to 25 vote came after Democrats, led by […]
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