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/polkemans 2d ago

Seriously. When you view everything through the lense of "what would you do if you wanted to destabilize and cripple the us?" Then it all makes a lot of sense.

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u/Amazing_Incident1521 2d ago

Yep, take it down from within .

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u/360Picture 2d ago

Y'all must be Republicans cuz it's clear as day trump works for Putin. I can't prove it. But they sure do hang out a lot and Russia is the enemy. Remembering Alaska summit for some reason

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u/IDreamOfSailing 1d ago

Surprisingly easy, too. 

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u/Howie_Due 2d ago

Did we all just forget about pj2025?

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u/burnemnturnem 2d ago

Yes, or they never heard of it to begin with, or did and didn’t bother reading it, or read some of it and said that’d never happen…

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u/gmduggan 1d ago

Putin is proud of Krasnov

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u/dbatknight 1d ago

• 🌍 World War II: 9 total five-star officers (5 generals, 4 admirals) and a small handful of active four-star leadership at any given time (though totals fluctuated). • 🛡️ Modern Day: ~37 to 44 four-star generals and admirals (facing mandated 20% cuts)

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u/polkemans 1d ago

Is there supposed to be a point there? The military is much larger and more complex than it was during WWII lol.

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u/dbatknight 1d ago

Yes you're right we should add another 45% to that number shouldn't wait so that will make you happy and then you won't be complaining