Military's 4-Star Officers to Be Reduced by 20% or More Under New Order by Hegseth
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to cut the number of their highest-ranking officers — four-star generals and admirals — by at least 20%. In a memo released Monday, Hegseth argued that senior leaders should be “unencumbered by unnecessary bureaucratic layers that hinder their growth and effectiveness” and “a critical step in this […]
Army Secretary Fires 4-Star General Who Meddled in Promotion of Unfit Subordinate
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth — in a dramatic and rare move — on Tuesday fired one of the service’s top generals following an Army inspector general investigation that concluded he improperly intervened in the process for selecting senior commanders. Gen. Charles Hamilton, who had been the head of Army Materiel Command, was removed after what […]
Suspended Army 4-Star Asks for Command Back After Pressuring Panel to Prop Up Career of Unfit Subordinate
A top Army general suspended earlier this year following a Military.com investigation into his attempts to influence a subordinate officer’s promotion is asking Army Secretary Christine Wormuth to be placed back into command. Gen. Charles Hamilton, who as head of Army Materiel Command oversaw much of the service’s logistics operations, wrote a letter to Wormuth […]
Army 4-Star Who Pressured Panel to Help Career of Unfit Officer Suspended, Facing Pentagon Investigation
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth suspended one of the service’s top generals Friday after Military.com reporting revealed he may have inappropriately intervened in a service assessment panel’s work in an attempt to help the career of a subordinate officer who was deemed unfit for command. The case of Gen. Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, […]
Majority of Retired 4-Star Officers Got Jobs in Defense Industry, New Report Says
More than 80% of the highest-ranking military officers who left the service over the past five years moved into jobs working for the defense industry, according to a new think tank report. Twenty-six of the 32 four-star officers who retired after June 2018 were then employed by “the arms industry as board members, advisors, executives, […]