“Enlisted ranks are a lot more diverse than the officer rank,” she said. “Having a diverse officer rank... you have a difference in perspectives in terms of military decision making.

Hegseth, in a memo and video laying out his moves, said the reductions will entail a 20 percent cut to the ranks of four-star ...

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ... readiness by making prudent reductions in the general and flag officer ranks.” Hegseth did not specify which positions would be cut.

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced steep cuts in the number of top-ranked officers in his latest move to streamline the world’s most powerful military. In a memo on ...