WSJ is lying - the billets are being cut, not the personnel directly.
This is the kind of thing the media would have supported in the past, sticking it to the fat cat generals, the war mongers, etc.
I subscribe to US Naval Institute Proceedings. Each May they list with pictures all officers with flag rank. They also list commissioned ships. There all always more admirals than ships.
Currently 1.5 x Flag Officers then 1945 for a military 14 x smaller then 1945.
Long overdue. If anything, it doesn’t go nearly far enough.
Also, we should make a point of weeding out Leftists in the military. There should have been a massive purge of Leftists as soon as Hegseth took office.
Next he ought to limit their fruit salad to three rows, valor awards the purple heart and oversea combat ones having first priority.
My brother-in-law, who is a diehard conservative, retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He despised Reagan for cutting back on full Colonels. Which he felt he had earned and probably did. He’s now retired and the retirement pay is much less.
It’s a start.
Bout f’n time.....been way top heavy for years.
Great start. Flag offers build empires of staff taking away from the force structure.