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Senior Officers Are Not the ‘Villain’

Senior Officers Are Not the ‘Villain’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Cabinet Room at the White House on April 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to cut 20 percent of four-star officers and 10 percent of the rest of the general and flag officer community is yet another in a long series to manage what has been perceived as an excess of senior military leaders in the U.S. armed forces.
Steve Wills
Steve Wills
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Dr. Steven Wills currently serves as a Navalist for the Center for Maritime Strategy at the Navy League of the United States. He is an expert in U.S. Navy strategy and policy and U.S. Navy surface warfare programs and platforms.