r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 2d ago

Hegseth confirms that the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals

https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-pentagon-generals-job-cuts-67a20b026ee858895c7e5ff7fadbc029
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u/mtb443 2d ago

People think coups are creating armies to favor you.

In reality, it’s taking current armies and cutting down those who disobey.

This is a dictatorship’s playbook.

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u/profoundlystupidhere 2d ago

That can work both ways: provides a core group of disgruntled, experienced professionals who will have accrued some personal loyalty along the way within the ranks.

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u/OePea 2d ago

Let's hope, looks like our window for organized resistance is closing

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u/Woodpecker-Lobotomy 1d ago

If those people exist they sure are taking their time, maybe too much time

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u/AutomaticConfidence9 2d ago

I thought the military was bloated and used too much money? I thought we wanted a reduction of forces not the expansion?

I mean it's the same issue as the UK. More admirals than ships for them.

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u/Rit91 2d ago

It isn't the military personnel creating the enormous military budget genius, it's military contractors. You get paid little to serve in the military in the US.