Hegseth Orders 20% Fewer Generals, Promises Remaining 80% Will Be Twice As General
- Who
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
- What
- Plans to cut up to 20% of general and flag officer positions
- When
- September 29, 2026
- Where
- Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to announce a reduction of up to 20% in the number of generals and admirals across the military's top ranks. Officials said the move is part of an effort to remake the senior officer corps. The Pentagon has not specified which positions or commands will be affected.
There is a particular clarity in solving bureaucratic bloat by simply deleting the org chart boxes. Our analysts note that if fewer generals automatically produced better strategy, the Pentagon would have run out of admirals by 1945 and won every war since. The remaining flag officers are reportedly thrilled at the prospect of 25% more direct reports and the same number of PowerPoint slides.
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