I can’t send a link because I have the WSJ App for the story.
Here is the first paragraph from the article (the title of the article is the thread title although I added admirals):
“WASHINGTON—The Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that establishes a “warrior board” of retired senior military personnel with the power to review three- and four-star officers and to recommend removals of any deemed unfit for leadership.
If Donald Trump approves the order, it could fast-track the removal of generals and admirals found to be “lacking in requisite leadership qualities,” according to a draft of the order reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. But it could also create a chilling effect on top military officers, given the president-elect’s past vow to fire “woke generals,” referring to officers seen as promoting diversity in the ranks at the expense of military readiness.“
I am interested in how our military types view this. I will hold on to my thoughts. I will note that is likely unprecedented in U.S. military history (although there have been purges of general staff by at least a couple of world leaders I can recall (those folks, however, were hung or shot, which won’t happen here).
Here is the first paragraph from the article (the title of the article is the thread title although I added admirals):
“WASHINGTON—The Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that establishes a “warrior board” of retired senior military personnel with the power to review three- and four-star officers and to recommend removals of any deemed unfit for leadership.
If Donald Trump approves the order, it could fast-track the removal of generals and admirals found to be “lacking in requisite leadership qualities,” according to a draft of the order reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. But it could also create a chilling effect on top military officers, given the president-elect’s past vow to fire “woke generals,” referring to officers seen as promoting diversity in the ranks at the expense of military readiness.“
I am interested in how our military types view this. I will hold on to my thoughts. I will note that is likely unprecedented in U.S. military history (although there have been purges of general staff by at least a couple of world leaders I can recall (those folks, however, were hung or shot, which won’t happen here).
