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Opposite-Lobster8888 Mar 27, 2026 +1187

> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly attempting to block four Army officers, two women and two Black men, from a military promotion list to become one-star generals – though his motivations are unclear. unclear my ass

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Prize_Proof5332 Mar 27, 2026 +495

Why would a white Christian nationalist do this?

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TheAmazingKoki Mar 27, 2026 +185

You don't understand, minorities and women are getting promotions while perfectly incompetent white men are being passed up

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fermat9990 Mar 27, 2026 +17

Brilliant! Cheers!

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SpiritualScene6249 Mar 28, 2026 +1

I love this

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TransCapybara Mar 27, 2026 +79

With Nazi tattoos.

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SuperCha Mar 27, 2026 +17

Did nazii that coming.

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timnphilly Mar 27, 2026 +11

There have been a lot of recent reports of weird religious rituals coming out of DOD and something about a prophecy that the 47th president would save Israel and save the world from anti-christ? I mean - weird shit these officers are probably glad to not be part of anymore.

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Prize_Proof5332 Mar 27, 2026 +10

And I thought the Iranian government were the theocratic nuts!

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RealGianath Mar 27, 2026 +8

MAGA has more in common with Iran than left-wing Americans at this point.

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ailish Mar 27, 2026 +5

It sure is a mystery. 🤔

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VisibleVersus Mar 28, 2026 +5

Charlie Kirk believed in Jesus. But I kinda doubt Jesus believed in him.

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C1andestino Mar 27, 2026 +5

White Nationalist, and a Christian Nationalist

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LucasSkywalker89 Mar 27, 2026 +2

Because his Jesus and God is white. Probably that's his reasoning. Also a man not a woman.

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whalingwh Mar 27, 2026 +1

Daddy said!

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Audio_Track_01 Mar 27, 2026 +1

DEA Fires.

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emmer Mar 27, 2026 -1

Yep. You can tell he’s racist by the color of his skin, right guys?

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crystal_castles Mar 27, 2026 +18

It's no longer enough to report on these ppl's incentives or on what they themselves tell us they're doing. (Fool me once...)

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ramadadcc Mar 27, 2026 +13

“A senior military official told the New York Times that the promotion list includes three dozen officers, most of whom are white men, though some Black and female officers remain on it.”

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AussieP1E Mar 27, 2026 +6

Yeah, I think this is important. There's still women and black officers, so it's weird that he would remove these officers. The list has already been sent off, so he can't remove more names. I'm guessing they didn't fall in line with Hegseth, maybe the wrong religion or something. More to investigate

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Imnogrinchard Mar 27, 2026 +6

According to the NY Times, there was a fifth person he sought to remove who is a white male. The white colonel chose to retire to facilitate the remaining names be sent to the White House. Honestly, it seems the secretary is just a d*** who has personal beef with candidates.

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angusalba Mar 27, 2026 +1

One because Trump doesn’t want to stand next to a Black FEMALE General and no valid reason

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shelbys_foot Mar 27, 2026 +320

How can we give promotions to women and minorities when there are so many deserving white males with mediocre talents?

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fairoaks2 Mar 27, 2026 +56

Or tv show hosts?

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babybirdingURgrandma Mar 28, 2026

Make sure they photograph the good side of my face. We're at war and this is serious

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rotates-potatoes Mar 27, 2026 +23

Look, they're only being promoted because of their competence, which is totally unfair to those mediocre white males. Why should they be penalized just for being incompetent?

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gotwaffles Mar 27, 2026 +1

We need to be promoting young white mailmen, just like Erika kirk said

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RedditReader4031 Mar 27, 2026 -22

There are women and black officers who weren’t removed from the list.

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LieverRoodDanRechts Mar 27, 2026 +6

So?

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RedditReader4031 Mar 27, 2026 -18

So, maybe it’s not racism and sexism. It certainly may be MAGA politics and part of Hegseth’s ridiculous agenda about “woke” but knee jerk reactions don’t accomplish anything. When the promotions are made, then the list can be compared to these cuts, and conclusions drawn.

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Troncarta Mar 27, 2026 +4

Yeeeah.., but the promotion list is a straight up or down vote, it’s either everyone gets the promotion who is on the list or no one does…it’s like the gladiator fantasy hegseth creams over

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RedditReader4031 Mar 27, 2026 -5

Right. For the list as finalized. But until that time, additions and deletions remain possible.

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CheezyBeanBurrito Mar 27, 2026 +9

You can draw conclusions from the promotion list, you don’t need to wait for them to be pinned. Barring their retirement, they make the rank when your number is called. They’ve already been selected for promotion, that is quite literally the hard part. They can take on the responsibility of a 1 star billet but they’re effectively just waiting for their pay increase. It is absolutely not a good look on the DoD.

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RedditReader4031 Mar 27, 2026 -10

The list may be modified further. The true test of who is in it and why will be reflected in those who pin on a star.

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CheezyBeanBurrito Mar 27, 2026 +5

You do realize that GO promotions are a meritocracy, right?

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RedditReader4031 Mar 27, 2026 -2

Yes. And it all depends upon what is decided to be merit. The call for “warfighters” has likely changed that definition substantially.

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CheezyBeanBurrito Mar 27, 2026 +4

That’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard. A GO selection board is a meritocracy and the vast, vast majority of GOs are from combat arms. It is very rare for sustainers or medical to make GO. Then again, you’re just shilling for the admin so that doesn’t matter to you.

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Aggravatingbrah Mar 27, 2026 +8

Lemme know when they remove a straight, white, male.

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Imnogrinchard Mar 27, 2026 +3

The original NY Times reporting indicated there was a fifth colonel the secretary wanted to remove: a straight white male. That colonel choose to retire when he knew the secretary removed his name.

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RedditReader4031 Mar 27, 2026 +2

Presumably, given the command structure of the US military, there were quite a few white males among the Inspectors General and Judge Advocate Generals they removed early in Hegseth’s tenure.

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Kinmuan Mar 27, 2026 +1

Right, and they were removed for being woke and on Milleys team

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caseyanthonyftw Mar 27, 2026 -3

That's what I was wondering, and it says right in the article. > The defense secretary reportedly removed the four officers’ names from the list himself – although it’s unclear whether he has the authority to do so – before the list was sent to the White House for review. > > A senior military official told the New York Times that the promotion list includes three dozen officers, most of whom are white men, though some Black and female officers remain on it. I feel like we have enough to complain about this utter bozo without adding sensationalist headlines to the mix.

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PotentialAnt9670 Mar 27, 2026 +5

>some Black and female officers remain on it. *For now*

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StillFly100 Mar 27, 2026 -15

Maybe those removed had less than mediocre talents? Just a thought.

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CheezyBeanBurrito Mar 27, 2026 +13

You don’t make stars as a mediocre talent. You have to both play the politics of senior military and be a high performer

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lefargen97 Mar 27, 2026 +74

A belligerent drunk, a woman-hating white supremacist, and the dumbest person you’ve ever met in your life walk into a bar. The bartender says “Hi, Pete!”

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rawratthemoon Mar 27, 2026 +3

Time for your medicine, sir

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RobertdBanks Mar 27, 2026 -3

A way worse version of the Trump joke someone made on here a few days ago

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ThisOneFuqqs Mar 27, 2026 +123

Minorities make up approximately 31% to over 40% of the U.S. military. I don't think alienating a huge chunk of your military is a winning strategy when you're trying to establish a new dictatorship and starting illegal wars.

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REpassword Mar 27, 2026 +24

They want a white Christian army, F the rest of us.

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ThisOneFuqqs Mar 27, 2026 +9

I know, and they're stupid as hell if they actually try to implement it. Anything they do would be kneecapping their own fighting force

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Due_Bluebird3562 Mar 27, 2026 +5

>They want a white Christian army Gonna have to draft for that to be possible. And if there's one thing EVERYONE here hates it's forced military service.

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Smaynard6000 Mar 27, 2026 +3

Imagine a draft only for white people

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Coldsmoke888 Mar 27, 2026 +3

No, they want leadership to fall into line for that role. The lower rank can be anything, in fact it’s preferable to have those filled with “others.” Look at conscription in Russia for a modern example.

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REpassword Mar 27, 2026 +2

You’re right, they want, “yessir master. Anything you need, master?”

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Z_Laurent Mar 28, 2026 +2

Oh gosh, send all of them to war

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OPA73 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Only way you’re gonna have an all white army is conscription. Lots of people join for lots of reasons, patriotism, healthcare, adventure, accidental kids to care for, education opportunities, heck just wanna blow stuff up! But being white isn’t a reason.

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dmun Mar 27, 2026 +3

Eh, not all minorities disagree with Hegeseth. Many of those minorities make up ICE or Trump voters.

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ThisOneFuqqs Mar 27, 2026 +5

Many do, many don't. However, start messing with people's promotions and money suddenly it affects them personally, and then political agreement won't really matter.

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dmun Mar 27, 2026

I see black people being impacted. Latinos make up more of the military and ICE. The blanket word "minorities" acts like the best friends of anti-DEI wasn't Asians or that Cubans arent republican. So as long as it doesn't hurt their group, they're just fine waiting until it's their turn (and that includes black ICE agents).

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ThisOneFuqqs Mar 27, 2026 +2

The thing is though, white supremacists don't do a whole lot of differentiating beyond "not white". They're going to come after all of us and it's going to affect all of us. Whoever you are, pretty soon it will be your turn.

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dmun Mar 27, 2026

Yeah. But if the question is WHEN, then there's no end of people who will sign up to be the last in line to have the leopards eat their face. Look at Trump's support among white women and MTG-- they forget the patriarchy part of nationalism to get the racism part in place.

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ThisOneFuqqs Mar 27, 2026 +1

I mean conservatives tend to not believe in patriarchy or see it as a good thing, so that kind of checks out for conservative white women

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Ornery-Ticket834 Mar 27, 2026 +84

This is how bigots behave. He is actually proud of what he is doing.

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arandomnewyorker Mar 27, 2026 +40

I really hope there's a growing tension in the ranks. This administration has already proved they don't care about their non-white citizenry.

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luckystrike_bh Mar 27, 2026 +19

I know one of the women officers on that list. She is most insanely talented individuals I know who runs circles around me. She has been a trailblazer in formally male-dominated environments. She could be one of these people is tragic. Decades of kicking butt and taking names gone because of politics.

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Sinocatk Mar 27, 2026 +30

At what point will people realise in the US where they are headed. Personally I blame the gotta get mine mentalities that seem to forget society works when people give a little to those who have less. They look at the tv series fallout and think yeah, I’ll be Hank. Reality is they would be a dusty skeleton

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Isgrimnur Mar 27, 2026 +6

Like they would even get that much screen time.

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fatbunyip Mar 27, 2026 +6

\>At what point will people realise in the US where they are headed. I mean, for a whole bunch of them that's exactly where they want to go.

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RamonaQ-JunieB Mar 27, 2026 +9

Let’s face facts, Hegseth will do any and everything he possibly can to rid the military of people who are not white men. You know, his personal, perverted view of the “American warrior.” Ugh, I feel disgusted even writing that.

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phoneacct696969 Mar 27, 2026 +7

Not even trying to hide it anymore.

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Travelerdude Mar 27, 2026 +5

Any time the moniker fake is applied to the story, you know it is real. Hegseth is scum of the earth.

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rraattbbooyy Mar 27, 2026 +5

DoW = Department of ~~War~~ White Supremacy.

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BleachedUnicornBHole Mar 27, 2026 +3

This will do great things for the morale of an organization that is extremely diverse.

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Middle-Extreme1584 Mar 27, 2026 +3

Pig! Racism at its finest.

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Bishopjones2112 Mar 27, 2026 +3

I would like to see the un redacted metrics used to create the ranking list of the all the names on the list for promotion. Let’s see where the actual merit is, not appearance. Performance merit which is what they say it’s about.

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Zora74 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Who performs best at being a white man.

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hmurchison Mar 27, 2026 +3

Hegseth is a tool

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NewLeafWoodworks Mar 27, 2026 +2

Ah yes, let's alienate POC's in the military, one of the most diverse organizations in the U.S. I hope this bites Pete in the ass like a pissed off cobra.

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drSmith26 Mar 27, 2026 +2

Alcoholic Ass takes national title for “DJT’s lil’Sh*t” yay awards.

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fakelaughfred Mar 27, 2026 +2

We really need to keep those s**** open for future incredibly stupid and disturbingly aggressive morning show hosts to "earn."

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Duchess0612 Mar 27, 2026 +2

They have it really weird in the title, because they’re calling out the black men, and then they say women without the added indicator. Was it a group of four Black people who were up for promotion? Or three, and one white woman? I’m just trying to see the full picture. But whatever way it gets sliced, this is just bonkers total and complete bonkerism.

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SuperFrog4 Mar 27, 2026 +1

It was written weirdly. Basically they only want to pick white men. So they cut out the four people who were black or women or potentially both.

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Smaynard6000 Mar 27, 2026 +2

>Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell denied the New York Times story and said promotions are given on merit. “This story, like many others from the Failing New York Times, is full of fake news from anonymous sources who have no idea what they’re talking about and are far removed from actual decision-makers within the Pentagon,” Thanks for making it abundantly clear that you are full of shit.

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ChicagoAuPair Mar 27, 2026 +2

The man is a Nazi with a Nazi tatoo. He did it because he is a literal Nazi.

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kitkatkorgi Mar 27, 2026 +2

What a racist misogynist POS

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NoWeek6737 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Huge POS!!

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Krazzy4u Mar 27, 2026 +1

Can you imagine the hate for Biden if he had removed 4 white officers? Fox News would then add Christian to the headline and Republicans would be outraged!

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Smellytreepeas Mar 27, 2026 +1

What's the opposite of DEI? Discrimination?

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yosarian_reddit Mar 27, 2026 +1

Hegseth wants only freshly shaven white men to participate in his violent religious fantasies.

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PluotFinnegan_IV Mar 27, 2026 +1

You mean SecDef Kegsbreath, with his white supremacist tattoos and uber alpha sigma male persona, is unclear about his motivations for not promoting certain individuals of the armed forces? it must not be that obvious why.

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originalxnuttah Mar 27, 2026 +1

In other news, this morning sunrise occurred in the East.

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acloudcuckoolander Mar 27, 2026 +1

Probably White women, who are online screaming about the ills of DEI lmao.

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Round_Hope_2041 Mar 27, 2026 +1

What are the listed reasons they were removed?

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Realistic-Tone603 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Correct me if I am wrong but doesn’t that eventually end their careers because they can time out because of age if they are not promoted. Not sure if this true now because we are at war but I do know that this happened to my brother in the AF.

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SuperFrog4 Mar 27, 2026 +1

You tend to “time out” due to years of service. If you do not select for the General or Admiral ranks by 30 years of service you are automatically retired except in certain circumstances such as having been prior enlisted. So basically at 30 years of officer service you either make O7 or get out.

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SuspiciousYard2484 Mar 27, 2026 +1

I can’t wait for Hegseth’s eventual fall from grace

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LowerBookkeeper7030 Mar 27, 2026 +1

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Kelp72plus Mar 28, 2026 +1

Didn’t he actually say Trump wouldn’t want to stand next to a black person or woman at an event with high ranking military officers? I read that on a news flash on msn? Could be true?

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charleyhstl Mar 28, 2026 +1

Probably the only four people who refused to participate in illegal orders

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Philosorunner Mar 28, 2026 +1

Can you imagine dedicating your entire life to public service only to have your advancement stymied at its apex by this bungling abomination of an administration? Ugh.

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justbunnies Mar 28, 2026 +1

Those white mail men need to feel good about their inadequacies.

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FearlessAwareness469 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Did he remove others or just them. And we're there other women and POC that didn't get removed. Need context

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SuperFrog4 Mar 27, 2026 +1

They removed all POC and women. Looks like they only picked white men.

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RedditReader4031 Mar 27, 2026 -2

The NYT reports that an unspecified number of women and black officers remain the list which numbers several dozen. What isn’t in these articles is research into the comparative backgrounds of those who were removed vs those who remain. Most importantly, who will end up actually being promoted.

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NefariousnessBorn969 Mar 27, 2026

I wonder who leaked the information. Usually these lists are tightly controlled.

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Hawkstrike6 Mar 27, 2026 +2

They are some of the worst kept secrets in the military. Thousands of people know who are on them before they are transmitted to Congress.

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fermat9990 Mar 27, 2026

Competency in the form of diversity is off the table

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nwmisseb Mar 28, 2026 +1

Competent Individuals from diverse backgrounds don’t exist and is impossible. Only white and male makes one competent. Skill experience and education means nothing against white and male as the sole qualification for competence. The reason a plumber is head of DHS.

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fermat9990 Mar 28, 2026 +1

I want to laugh and cry at the same time! Cheers!

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Minimalist_one Mar 27, 2026

Racists are going to racist.

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Accidental__Intake Mar 27, 2026 -18

As an active duty service member I can acknowledge the optics look bad. However, shit bags are not rank, race, or gender specific; and there are plenty in the service. Don’t weigh your judgements off their appearances, weigh their fitreps and how their subordinates truly view them (but y’all don’t have access that), so you just gotta trust that the higher ups know what they’re doing. I get it - lots of biases out there, but objective mindsets are needed more than ever.

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ic33 Mar 27, 2026 +11

Yes, but why does SecDef know better about the attributes of these prospective one star generals than the process and those recommending them for promotion? This kind of tampering with the promotions list is unprecedented.

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Accidental__Intake Mar 27, 2026 -6

Because he has access and resources to their full records. He sets the directives to set the policies for the convening boards. Shit, he could block my promotion to O4 if he wanted to.

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ic33 Mar 27, 2026 +4

I'm aware secdef possibly *can* (it's actually unclear). But I'm also aware that it's absolutely unprecedented. The Secretary of Defense usually defers to the promotion boards. The Secretary of the Army refused to remove the names, citing their excellent performance records. A possible political litmus test for senior officers in the military is a scary move. We need to know that the military is aligned with our Republic and Constitution, not particular parties or people.

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Accidental__Intake Mar 27, 2026 -1

Unclear means he can. He sets the policy at a higher level than the departments. Just because it’s unprecedented doesn’t mean it’s wrong. I’ve done plenty of unprecedented things. I’ve crashed DRB’s led by chiefs because I didn’t trust their handling of things; I’ve inserted myself in meetings I wasn’t invited to prevent my division from getting screwed over; I’ve implemented formal policy preventing my sailors from discussing politics on the ship. That’s just to name a few. It’s the perk of rank, and SecWar is the second highest person in our CoC so he gets a lot of perks. Yeah, I can say my sailor has an excellent performance record because he’s never let me down, but on paper he still looks like shit from past evals. So guess who didn’t board for chief this year. There are a lot of backroom deals and shenanigans that go on when there shouldn’t be. So I’m not against this. Convening boards used to publish who was on them before they made their decisions, and they would essentially be bribed and sweet talked to promote certain people. That only changed a few years ago. Oversight into this process is not a bad thing, it’s proactive.

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ic33 Mar 27, 2026 +2

> Unclear means he can. Not really. The Secretary needs to follow the law. The law is *particularly concerned* that the Secretary *not influence selection boards*: Further, unless the Secretary finds that the Board has acted contrary to law, the Secretary is supposed to forward the list: > (1)Upon receipt of the report of a selection board submitted to him under section 617(a) of this title, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall review the report to determine whether the board has acted contrary to law or regulation or to guidelines furnished the board under section 615(b) of this title. Following such review, unless the Secretary concerned makes a determination as described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit the report as required by subsection (b) or (c), as appropriate. If the Secretary feels the Board has acted contrary to law, the Secretary's remedy appears to be to return the list to the Board for amendment: > (2)If, on the basis of a review of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that the board acted contrary to law or regulation or to guidelines furnished the board under section 615(b) of this title, the Secretary shall return the report, together with a written explanation of the basis for such determination, to the board for further proceedings. Upon receipt of a report returned by the Secretary concerned under this paragraph, the selection board (or a subsequent selection board convened under section 611(a) of this title for the same grade and competitive category) shall conduct such proceedings as may be necessary in order to revise the report to be consistent with law, regulation, and such guidelines and shall resubmit the report, as revised, to the Secretary in accordance with section 617 of this title. And, finally: > **(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), the name of an officer recommended for promotion by a selection board may be removed from the report of the selection board only by the President.** (This next bit doesn't apply): > (2)In the case of an officer recommended by a selection board for promotion to a **grade below brigadier general** or rear admiral (lower half), the name of the officer may also be removed from the report of the selection board by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 10 US Code 610-618.

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Accidental__Intake Mar 27, 2026

Just like any duty of a superior officer, it can be delegated. It’s only a problem if such an action is unwanted by the superior. Example, normally the CO has the final say on all leave requests. On my ship, he delegated that authority to department heads. And they can then delegate that power to divos; no signatures or formal documentation is needed either. All Trump has to do is say, “take care of it,” and it’s done. So you wasted all those words for nothing, sorry. Besides that, the black and white doesn’t always matter at certain levels in certain instances. People like me can do a lot with just a touch of gray.

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ic33 Mar 27, 2026 +2

We have a law here that states that some things must explicitly be delegated and some things *must not*. Congress was particularly concerned, when drafting this law, about political tampering with promotion lists: if it was going to happen, they wanted the President to go on record and do it himself, not just let some flunky take the heat for it. Now, your take may be "the text of the law doesn't matter; the executive branch can do what the executive branch wants." Just remember: the balance of power may favor your current political views at the moment, but how will you feel when the other side wields these unrestrained powers? (I would rather neither "side" exist without checks and balances, kthx).

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Accidental__Intake Mar 27, 2026 +1

It does not explicitly say Trump cannot delegate the ability to remove people from the lists. Remember that touch of gray? Delegation does not mean he not still ultimately responsible. I have several designation letters from the CO asserting my authority in certain fields; however, the CO is still ultimately responsible for the ship and those subsequent fields.

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ic33 Mar 27, 2026 +1

I think you're conflating ordinary delegation happening within a military chain of command versus a procedure which is codified in law and is acted upon by civilian leadership in the executive. No, when the law says that I must certify something as CEO, I can't just say "my CFO can do that." Large parts of this procedure are under the control of SecDef; there's hundreds of pages of procedures and CFR. The law specifies a few, very specific things, that must be true of the process. The law is *carefully written to constrain meddling by SecDef in selection boards*. And it is that way for a good reason: to prevent political meddling in officer selection and to maintain a politically independent military.

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EndfieldEnder Mar 27, 2026 +14

“Ignore the truth of your eyes, ima disposable grunt of the military”

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Accidental__Intake Mar 27, 2026 -10

Everyone is disposable, the place where you work won’t go out of business if you die either.

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EndfieldEnder Mar 27, 2026 +7

Exactly, so why trust it lol

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Accidental__Intake Mar 27, 2026 -4

Because that’s the foundation of the military. Good order and discipline is defined by trust in our CoC.

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EndfieldEnder Mar 27, 2026 +5

That sucks man. Anyways read up on Fragging if you get sent to Iran

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Accidental__Intake Mar 27, 2026

I’m a naval officer, not something I have to worry about. Not too hard to launch tomahawks.

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thezaksa Mar 27, 2026 +3

If we still have any left.

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Accidental__Intake Mar 27, 2026 -2

Lol you shouldn’t believe everything the news says. They also stoked draft fears when we are nowhere near that point.

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Aggravatingbrah Mar 27, 2026 +7

Or you share their racist, womanizing views.

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Accidental__Intake Mar 27, 2026

I truly don’t, both my superiors are black and are phenomenal officers. The women under me in my division are rockstars that I am pushing hard to get promoted.

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Actor412 Mar 27, 2026 +1

They were fired specifically because trump didn't want to stand next to a black woman. You're covering for open racists while claiming everyone else is "biased." That's the way to get promoted in Hesgeth's military: Be as shitty a person as possible and blame all the normal people.

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Accidental__Intake Mar 27, 2026

Lol rumors spread like wildfire in the military and about the military. We loveeeee to gossip and talk shit. I sincerely doubt it’s true. And that is absolutely untrue. I’ve seen black Lt’s hit O4, female O4s hit O5, and a latino O5 become a captain. All under the Trump administration. They are all fantastic officers and colleagues deserving of the rank. Race does not play a factor in promotions, simple as that.

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Actor412 Mar 28, 2026 +1

Nice that you deliberately misunderstand my post to refute it. That's known as the loser's move. We're talking about generals, not junior officers. I doubt you're actually in the military at all. And no, it's [not a rumor at all.](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-official-told-military-officer-president-doesn-t-want-to-stand-next-to-a-black-female-officer-in-promotions-rift-report/ar-AA1Zxlmy) This is straight from the white house itself. "Simple as that." Lmao. With people like you defending our nation, Iran is going to kick our ass. A bunch of incompetents with their heads firmly stuck up their ass.

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Accidental__Intake Mar 28, 2026 +1

Lol I could say a lot of things are true if I said, “sources report ___.” And then don’t give the names of the sources. It’s click bait. Most news agencies do it to incite a reaction, get clicks, and make money. Remember when the news said there would be no way Trump could lose to Clinton too and you believed it? People like you make me wonder how you can function on your own from being so stupid.

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CrustyTh3Punk Mar 27, 2026 -12

I dunno why we need updates on everything they do. I understand needing to keep a record to put it on the pile for later….but my 1000 yard stare from everything in the Epstein files I read makes things like this seem like a distraction. Every day I think about the diaries of the girls, the videos, the pictures, the dentist chair, Zorro Ranch… I just do not care about things like this that they do and I hate that because I just feel…numb. Like, as if everyone put it out of their minds so they can continue with their lives. It makes me sad but also fearful that people just can’t handle that amount and level of horror so they just don’t think about it.

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Hegseth removes four officers – two women and two Black men – from military promotion list: report

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