SECDEF NEEDS TO FIRE GENERALS NOT FOR BEING WOKE, BUT FOR BEING WEAK, SELFISH, AND DISHONORABLE
By John Hughes
February 18, 2025
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On 17 February 2025, L Todd Wood rightfully called attention to the SECDEF’s emerging change of heart with firing generals. I share Wood’s concern. I am currently re-reading Pete Hegseth’s book The War on Warriors that makes his views of generals quite clear. The damage done to our military while generals focused on DEI and not on really important issues like readiness, morale, health of the force, etc has caused damage to our military that will take some time to undo. Generals hypocritically fire lesser ranking officers and enlisted for far less offenses routinely. Wood highlights recent quotes from the SECDEF that show his changing views since assuming his post: "I’m not here to declare anybody woke and they’re out.” “We’re watching the execution of culture change and willingness to support the president’s policies, lawful orders, and we’ll evaluate from there.” "I’ve never seen it as my job to walk in on day one and point at somebody and declare them a woke general and fire them. I actually think that would be the wrong way to go about doing it.”1
https://armedforces.press/secdef-needs-to-fire-generals-not-for-being-woke-but-for-being-weak-selfish-and-dishonorable/
