Hegset plans to cut 20% of general and admiral posts

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth plans today to announce a 20 percent reduction in the top command of the US Army and Navy. This is reported by Reuters with reference to sources.

According to one of the interlocutors of the agency, we are not talking about direct dismissals: some general posts will be abolished, and the rest will be appointed officers of lower ranks instead of generals. Mr. Hegseth will announce this at a speech to junior military personnel, the agency said.

According to CNN, Mr. Hegset had previously planned to reduce only 10% of the total number of general and admiral posts. At the same time, the number of top, four-star generals and admirals in all armed forces, he intended to reduce by at least 20%. There are about 900 senior officers in the U.S. Army.