Pete Hegseth removes all women and some Black service members from navy promotion list
Summary
The US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, removed women and some Black navy officers from a promotion list last month, leaving a mostly white, all-male group of nominees for one-star admiral positions. This action broke normal rules for promotions that focus on merit and caused criticism and disagreement within the military.Key Facts
- Pete Hegseth removed nine navy officers, including women and Black service members, from a promotion list.
- The final list has 22 nominees who are all men and mostly white.
- Normally, military promotions are based on merit and do not consider race or gender.
- Officials had confidence in the original list, and Hegseth did not explain why he removed those officers.
- This removal follows a similar action in the army, where Hegseth also removed women and Black officers from a general’s promotion list.
- Hegseth has publicly opposed diversity programs in the military.
- The Pentagon said promotions remain merit-based and that race or gender are not factors.
- The promotion list must be confirmed by the US Senate before taking effect.
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