I read an article about how all senate approved generals have resigned. There are none. And the government recently commissioned tech executives that had zero military experience.
We should not feel good about what is going to come.
All the people that are “doing the right thing” by quitting are handing the reins of power over to madmen. This admin has demonstrated, countless times, that they’d rather lie than govern.
What I hear over & over from on various podcasts from people who’ve left US public service in the last ~2 years is:
Everyone has their own personal line, where they decide it’s no longer worth it trying to stay & minimize the damage – better to exit the burning building.
It’s not that the army is out of Generals, but rather that the main civilian leadership posts in the Army (that require Senate confirmation) are all vacant. The ones who are currently in those posts in an acting capacity can’t get confirmed, because even Republican Senators think they are morons.
And while we are not out of Generals, it turns out Kegsbreath has pissed off quite a few generals who have resigned, and he has fired a bunch more who he doesn’t like. So there are a shit-ton of openings.
In January 2025, when Hegseth became Defence Secretary, the Army had 10 active-duty four-star generals. It now has only five, the lowest number in decades. Some senior positions have been removed, while others are being filled by officers from other military services.
Yeah I just did some digging and I call BS until there’s evidence.
Apparently there are currently 38 4-star Generals/Admirals. Perplexity gave me each one of their names and their Senate confirmation dates (original and most recent). Most were done en masse in a voice vote on Dec 19, 2023.
That said, of the 38, these were listed as “pending/unclear status”
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I read an article about how all senate approved generals have resigned. There are none. And the government recently commissioned tech executives that had zero military experience.
We should not feel good about what is going to come.
All the people that are “doing the right thing” by quitting are handing the reins of power over to madmen. This admin has demonstrated, countless times, that they’d rather lie than govern.
What I hear over & over from on various podcasts from people who’ve left US public service in the last ~2 years is:
Everyone has their own personal line, where they decide it’s no longer worth it trying to stay & minimize the damage – better to exit the burning building.
It’s soo oddly reminiscent of Atlas Shrugged
The thing is, they’ll be worse at it. So isn’t this beneficial in the end?
They can either “do the right thing” now or “just follow orders” later.
It’s not that the army is out of Generals, but rather that the main civilian leadership posts in the Army (that require Senate confirmation) are all vacant. The ones who are currently in those posts in an acting capacity can’t get confirmed, because even Republican Senators think they are morons.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6062211-army-secretary-driscoll-to-depart-pentagon/
And while we are not out of Generals, it turns out Kegsbreath has pissed off quite a few generals who have resigned, and he has fired a bunch more who he doesn’t like. So there are a shit-ton of openings.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-army-faces-leadership-crisis-after-pete-hegseth-fires-top-generals-11960093
Please try to remember the article and post up!!
I might have misread something about the generals. But this is the article about the tech commissions.
Tech Executives Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won’t Recuse Themselves from DoD Business Dealings
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/27/tech-executives-commissioned-senior-army-officers-wont-recuse-themselves-dod-business-dealings.html
Yeah I just did some digging and I call BS until there’s evidence.
Apparently there are currently 38 4-star Generals/Admirals. Perplexity gave me each one of their names and their Senate confirmation dates (original and most recent). Most were done en masse in a voice vote on Dec 19, 2023.
That said, of the 38, these were listed as “pending/unclear status”
I must have misread something. The article I was reading doesn’t say that. I was probably hallucinating.
Hey, if you’re hallucinating, you need to share.
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