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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce another round of cuts to the military's top ranks
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today. The Pentagon plans to cut 20 percent of the positions reserved for generals and admirals
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according to multiple reports. That doubles the overall 10 percent reduction Hegseth ordered last
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year, part of his push to streamline the military's senior ranks. At the time, Hegseth said the cuts
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were needed to drive innovation and operational excellence, arguing that, quote, unnecessary
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bureaucratic layers were hurting the military's effectiveness. As of July, there were 851 active
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duty generals and admirals across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. The new
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cuts are expected to be completed by January 1st. Hegseth is set to lay out the plan during his
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State of the Force address at 3 p.m. Eastern at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia
