Defense Department Revamping Existing Promotion System: Hegseth

Distractions such as DEI, social justice, and politically correct stuff are gone, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the gold medal ceremony for the U.S. Army Rangers of WWII in the Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on June 26, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Department of Defense (DOD) is looking to restructure current promotion systems to ensure that personnel directly engaged in military and combat operations get top positions, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in an announcement posted to X on July 20.

“America’s sons and daughters who serve in our military deserve the best leaders commanding them, which is why we need to reform the promotion system at DOD, how we get those leaders,” Hegseth said.