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Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List
In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of nine Navy officers who had been selected by a board of senior N...

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Why Pete Hegseth's Navy Promotion Changes Are Sparking Controversy
Hegseth blocks eight Navy senior officer promotions
Pete Hegseth Draws Criticism After Removing Female and Black Officers From Navy Promotion List
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly removed at least seven Navy officers from a recent promotion list, among them two women and two Black men, according to a New York Times report published Mond...

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Pete Hegseth Under Fire for 'Blocking Black and Female Navy Officers from Receiving Promotions' — 'He is a Disgrace and Needs to Resign'
Pete Hegseth Blocked Promotions for Black & Female Navy Officers — Report
Pete Hegseth sparks fury after removing female and Black Navy officers from promotion list
Under Hegseth's leadership, the Pentagon has made strikes to revoke what the Trump administration views as unmeritocratic affirmative action for women and minorities within the U.S. military amid wide...

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Hegseth blocks promotion of several Navy officers to 1-star rank
Pete Hegseth Blocks Black and Female Navy Officers from Receiving Promotions: Report
Fox News

Pentagon cites ‘meritocracy’ as reported officer promotion removals draw Democratic criticism

War Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly removed multiple officers from a military promotion list — a decision that diverges from standard practice and is now under review at the White House, a U.S. official told Fox News Digital. The list included ...
The Guardian

Hegseth reportedly cuts two Black men and two women from military promotion list

US defense secretary axed the four officers’ names from list to become one-star generals, the New York Times reports Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, is reportedly ...
Army Times

Army suspends NCO temporary promotion policy

Eleven soldiers with the 35th Infantry Division Artillery were promoted at the division headquarters in Fort Riley, Kansas. (Sgt. Evan Anderson/Army) The Army announced today that it will suspend its use of temporary promotions for noncommissioned officers ...
The Daily Signal

Senator Blocks Air Force Colonel’s Military Promotion Over ‘Divisive DEI Policies’

When the U.S. Senate unanimously approved 425 military promotions earlier this month, one person was missing from the list: Col. Ben Jonsson, the Air Force officer who espoused controversial views on race and diversity. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., stepped in ...
The Independent

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

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