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groundloop

(13,979 posts)
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 04:57 PM Jun 2

Hegseth blocks promotion of several Navy officers to 1-star rank

Source: ABC News

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked the promotions to one-star admirals of several senior Navy officers who had already been selected for promotion by a board of senior Navy admirals, three sources familiar with the move told ABC News.

Secretaries of Defense have the authority to intervene in promotion lists for reasons of cause, but it is unusual to see Hegseth now having intervened in both the Army and Navy’s most recent promotions to the one-star rank.

The Navy officers removed from the Navy’s promotion list included African Americans, women, and white males who were removed for a variety of reasons, including their participation or involvement in military Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, sources said.

Separately, Hegseth also made efforts to get one of his senior military aides on the promotion list or to get him promoted, sources added. However, Capt. William Francis Jr., a Navy SEAL serving as Hegseth’s assistant, could not be reviewed by the promotion board because he did not meet certain criteria, such as heading a major command, according to sources.

Read more: https://abcnews.com/Politics/hegseth-blocks-promotion-navy-officers-1-star-rank/story?id=133498412

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Hegseth blocks promotion of several Navy officers to 1-star rank (Original Post) groundloop Jun 2 OP
And Congress remains silent. TomSlick Jun 2 #1
You do realize there are only 24 hours in each day, right? Trueblue Texan Jun 3 #3
Umm...think he's talking about Republicants in Congress Bengus81 Jun 3 #4
Well that clarification would have helped. nt Trueblue Texan Jun 3 #5
Strangely enough, somewhere along the line I learned the number of hours in the day. TomSlick Jun 3 #8
So much accountability to demand... Trueblue Texan Jun 4 #9
Do i see a lawsuit in this ASSHOLES future? bluestarone Jun 2 #2
It'd be very hard for these officers to sue. COL Mustard Jun 3 #6
Pete Hogshit must throw his weight around or oasis Jun 3 #7

TomSlick

(13,108 posts)
1. And Congress remains silent.
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 07:08 PM
Jun 2

Tell me again how the GOP is the party most supportive of the military.

Trueblue Texan

(4,690 posts)
3. You do realize there are only 24 hours in each day, right?
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 07:49 AM
Jun 3

Congress is screaming about so many abuses going on right now, your favorite may have to wait its turn. I hope you've added your voice to their list of complaints to attend.

TomSlick

(13,108 posts)
8. Strangely enough, somewhere along the line I learned the number of hours in the day.
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:47 PM
Jun 3

In twenty-eight years in the Army, I learned that a nonpolitical promotion system is essential to the proper operation of the military.

There are twenty-six Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee and twelve Democrats and one independent on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Surely, one of them has the time to say something about this abuse.

At a minimum, Hegseth should be called to testify before the Senate Committee before any vote for Senate confirmation of the list.

Trueblue Texan

(4,690 posts)
9. So much accountability to demand...
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 10:48 PM
Jun 4

So little time.... I worry what will happen if the Dems win the midterms, which I expect them to do. There are so many holes in the dam to plug. Will they be able to get to them all? And if they can't possibly do it all, will they then be voted out in 2028? Everything takes more time than is allowed. I'm convinced it's by design.

COL Mustard

(8,468 posts)
6. It'd be very hard for these officers to sue.
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:42 AM
Jun 3

I don't know of any way you could possibly prove that your name was on the list until it wasn't, and proving your case in court would be extremely difficult.

I'm not saying that Hegseth shouldn't be sued, or that any of this is right, but it'd be really hard to prevail in court.

oasis

(54,209 posts)
7. Pete Hogshit must throw his weight around or
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:43 PM
Jun 3

there’s no use in having “all of that power”.

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