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As Beijing and Washington take tentative steps to keep a military crisis from erupting, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is reshaping the top ranks of the American military while facing questions about his own future at the Pentagon.
Hegseth told junior officers and sergeants on Wednesday that the military had already cut its generals and admirals by 10 per cent and planned to cut another 10 per cent. He called the 20 per cent reduction the bare minimum, dismissing critics who called the shake-up a “purge”.
“The number crunchers say we fired 10 per cent of the generals and admirals across the force, and that number sounds about right,” Hegseth said in a “State of the Force” address at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.
“And I know, because I directed it, that we’ve also reduced the overall number of general officer slots by an additional 10 per cent. So yes, a 20 per cent reduction across the board.”
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