Defense Minister Beit Higseth ordered a 20 percent reduction of four-star officers-their higher ranks in the army-to continue a wide range of job discounts and releases that were three months at the head of the Pentagon.
On Monday note, Mr. Higseth also requested a 10 percent discount of total general level officers in the army, and reduced 20 percent of four -star positions in the National Guard.
“Through these measures, we will support our position as the most deadly combat power in the world, and we achieve peace through strength and ensure more efficiency, innovation and preparedness to achieve any challenge awaiting us,” he said.
Mr. Higseth has already launched a group of military leaders, many of whom are colored people and women. The Black President of Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles K. Brown Junior; The first woman to lead the naval, Admiral Lisa Franchiti; And the representative of the American Army of the NATO Military Committee, the vice of Admiral Shoshanna Schatseld.
Mr. Higseth is fighting calls for his shooting after revealing a signal, a commercial chat application, and the flight sequence of strikes against Iranian -backed Houthis in Yemen.
The targeting of what he called the “wake up” agenda in the Pentagon made one of the signatures of his term. Last week, social media boasted that he had proudly canceled a program that encourages more women to take roles in national security.
“The Ministry of Defense is committed to ensuring the death of the US military forces to deter threats, and when necessary, it achieved a decisive victory.”
He added: “A critical step in this process is to remove the structure of excess force to improve and simplify leadership by reducing the general excess and science employee sites.”
There are about 800 officers at the general level in the army. At the level of senior, four stars, there are 44.
It was not clear how Mr. Higseth planned to cut off positions. Since the general officers are working with the president, they may sometimes be easier to shoot than low -level members.