Hegseth announces a 20% reduction in the number of generals in the armed forces.

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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced, on Wednesday, a 20% reduction in the number of generals and admirals in the armed forces, in a move he said was aimed at "strengthening accountability."

Hegseth also indicated that the cuts targeted officers who did not keep up with his efforts to ensure that the army focused on fighting wars instead of “woke” policies, which specifically call for rejecting discrimination in all its forms, according to Agence France-Presse.

“The numbers specialists say we have laid off 10% of the generals and admirals in the various branches of the armed forces,” Hegseth told soldiers at the Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia, adding: “We have also reduced the total number of positions allocated to officers of the rank of general by an additional 10%,” explaining that the total percentage reached 20%.

He also added that the senior officers who "dealt positively" with his previous speech "today lead formations that have become more focused and disciplined," while those who did not respond to him "no longer work here." He added: "We are no longer the Ministry of Vigilance nor the Ministry of Weakness."

The speech came a year after a similar speech to senior officers, in which Hegseth said that the US military was too flabby, too focused on left-wing "woke" ideas, and needed radical reform.