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| Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals | |
| 2024-11-13 | |
[WSJ] WASHINGTON—The Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that establishes a "warrior board" of retired senior military personnel with the power to review three- and four-star officers and to recommend removals of any deemed unfit for leadership.
As commander in chief, Trump can fire any officer at will, but an outside board whose members he appoints would bypass the Pentagon’s regular promotion system, signaling across the military that he intends to purge a number of generals and admirals. The draft order says it aims to establish a review that focuses "on leadership capability, strategic readiness, and commitment to military excellence." The draft doesn’t specify what officers need to do or present to show if they meet those standards. The draft order originated with one of several outside policy groups collaborating with the transition team, and is one of numerous executive orders under review by Trump’s team, a transition official said. The warrior board would be made up of retired generals and noncommissioned officers, who would send their recommendations to the president. Those identified for removal would be retired at their current rank within 30 days. Karoline Leavitt, the Trump-Vance Transition spokeswoman, declined to comment on this draft executive order, but said "the American people re-elected President Trump by a resounding margin giving him a mandate to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail. He will deliver." | |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
#17 If you need to create a new government department to abolish another government department... It's a way to keep Deep Staters from unduly influencing key decisions. They are everywhere. |
| Posted by: Elmaper+McGurque1612 2024-11-13 20:01 |
| #16 I forsee many filings of DD2656 in the next couple of months. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-11-13 17:25 |
| #15 ^Real witches. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-11-13 14:02 |
| #14 "Witch Hunt type purge" What did Obama do? What do commies do? Do you expect them to treat us any better? We need to stop tolerating home grown communism. So pardon me when I say this, but Marxism wont be defeated with vagina tactics. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2024-11-13 13:35 |
| #13 Obama purged the flag ranks and did purity tests already. Purge them again until you get to folks with combat experience. For the Navy, you may have to reactivate folks that should not have been purged. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-11-13 12:28 |
| #12 Start with the commanders of all of the military service academies. They've forgotten what their first duty is. The rest of the military needs to be reminded: First order of business is to "Support and defend the Constitution of the United States and bear true faith and allegiance to the same". EVERYTHING else is secondary. Those who cannot comply need to find a new job. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2024-11-13 11:41 |
| #11 The generals that ran their mouths weren't just following orders. Let them to be the first to get fired. The rest can be reviewed. Recall Milley to active duty and court martial him for treason. Same for the officers who refused orders to reduce number in Syria. |
| Posted by: Cleared Cookies Lost Nic 2024-11-13 11:24 |
| #10 If you need to create a new government department to abolish another government department... |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2024-11-13 10:37 |
| #9 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-11-13 10:35 |
| #8 Wholeheartedly agree w/Comment #2; this could devolve into a purity test. Perhaps a cap on numbers and attrition will reduce the flag ranks. Q: wasn’t something similar done by Germany? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2024-11-13 09:44 |
| #7 I like it. We are far to top heavy when it comes to senior officers. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2024-11-13 09:14 |
| #6 Here is where you start. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-11-13 07:18 |
| #5 Is that you Q? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2024-11-13 07:04 |
| #4 Not sure how true this is but there are 44 Four Star Generals. During WWII there were 7… and we won that war. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2024-11-13 06:49 |
#3  I lost my balls, now I'll probably lose my job as well. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-11-13 06:15 |
| #2 Given too many, DOD Leadership quickly sided with the Biden Perversion and Citizen rights violations just to keep their jobs. Verses following their Sworn Oath to protect the US and follow the US Constitution. I agree a review needs to be done. BUT !! Extreme care must be taken to avoid a Witch Hunt type purge. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-11-13 04:53 |
| #1 Trump nominates Pete Hegseth to serve as defense secretary |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-11-13 00:14 |
