General Brown: Too Political To Become Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff
Gen. Brown’s testimony before the Senate rings hollow. His actions and words while serving as chief of staff show that he is anything but apolitical. Given the decline in the combat power and lethality of the U.S Air Force under his leadership and his very political conduct, the question of whether Brown is too political to be chairman should be primary.
By Jan Tegler
Published 18 hours ago
At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in early July to consider his nomination to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. told senators that he would set a personal example as an apolitical chairman.
“We need to stay out of politics and stay nonpartisan, nonpolitical and at the same time advocate that our civilian leadership is not bringing us into political situations,” he said. “We have to maintain a standard as part of the force and that’s what’s expected of the nation, for us as military members.”
Brown’s statement before the committee is directly at odds with his conduct since he was appointed as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force in August 2020.
During Brown’s tenure, the service has become more politicized, more divided, and less accepting of any disagreement with Department of the Air Force policy and its initiatives than it has been at any time in its history.
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