Defense secretary’s latest interposition resulted in all-male, overwhelmingly white picks for promotion to admiralty

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, stripped nine navy officers including women and Black service members from a promotion list last month, according to a person familiar with the matter, resulting in an all-male, overwhelmingly white slate of 22 advancing as nominees to become one-star admirals.

Hegseth’s unusual intervention violated promotion rules designed to be merit-based and apolitical, the New York Times said on Tuesday, and extended the Trump administration’s push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the military.

The original promotion list included three women and two Black officers in addition to the two who remained, the newspaper said.

  • atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works
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    2 hours ago

    Did you really just explain it to me again??? So you just didn’t even read my posts then?

    For the record saying something sounds like something else isn’t misinterpreting anything it’s a fucking opinion. Please keep that in mind, you are getting butt hurt over some random Internet person‘s opinion… And if I was the only one looking at it that way I wouldn’t be the only person down voting them or up voting me. Just because an opinion is in the minority doesn’t make it invalid, and just because an opinion is in the majority doesn’t make it valid.

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      1 hour ago

      It didn’t seem like you were understanding the original idea. And idk you’re the one swearing and using aggressive language so it really seems like you’re just butt hurt you got called out. And again you get defensive lol. Well, it doesn’t matter what you say or do I still think you’re wrong and I’m right and if you’re upset just remember it’s only an opinion :D