Pentagon Orders 20 Percent Reduction in Four-Star Generals

» Published: May 06 2025 at 03:41

Pentagon Orders 20 Percent Reduction in Four-Star Generals
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The US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth has ordered the military and national guard to cut the number of four-star generals by 20 percent. This emerges from a memo that American media have seen.

The cuts will eliminate "excessive structure within the defense to optimize and streamline leadership", according to Hegseth.

Besides the four-star generals – the US's highest military rank – Hegseth also wants to cut 10 percent of all other generals.

The American military has today 38 four-star generals and a total of 817 generals and admirals.

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