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Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity and Blocked Promotions of Women and Black Officers
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotions of at least 40 senior officers to general and admiral ranks this year. About half of those blocked are women or members of minority groups.
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- Female Navy officers say they fear a career cap after Hegseth cuts women from promotions list
- Pete Hegseth removes all women and some Black service members from navy promotion list