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Defense secretary’s latest interposition resulted in all-male, overwhelmingly white picks for promotion to admiralty

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, stripped nine navy officers including women and Black service members from a promotion list last month, according to a person familiar with the matter, resulting in an all-male, overwhelmingly white slate of 22 advancing as nominees to become one-star admirals.

Hegseth’s unusual intervention violated promotion rules designed to be merit-based and apolitical, the New York Times said on Tuesday, and extended the Trump administration’s push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the military.

The original promotion list included three women and two Black officers in addition to the two who remained, the newspaper said.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 159 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Hegseth’s unusual intervention violated promotion rules designed to be merit-based and apolitical, the New York Times said on Tuesday, and extended the Trump administration’s push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the military.

Literally doing DEI for white men.

[–] jestho@lemmy.zip 52 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

De-diversity, Exclusivity and Incels

[–] Unstoppable_Flop@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 weeks ago

Drunken extremists and idiots

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 weeks ago

Incel in Chief.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 116 points 2 weeks ago (27 children)

If you're wondering why the navy can't figure out how to serve a hot meal on a boat anymore, this is why.

A large number of women officers were relegated to the logistics divisions. Because promotions were heavily favored towards combat veterans, and women were regularly prevented from participating in combat roles, logistics and back-office administration became the de facto "women's branches". Famously, the first woman 4-star general came up through Army Logistics. You'll find women officers all through inventory, engineering, comms, and medical roles.

When Hegseth starts purging women from these officers' corps, what he is effectively doing is Male-centric DEI in woman-dominated fields. And the end result is a much lower quality of officer with lackluster experience and more skills at kissing ass than doing the fucking job.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 2 weeks ago

FAFO I guess.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 weeks ago

I'm guessing that's exactly what he wants

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 13 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

you're wondering why the navy can't figure out how to serve a hot meal on a boat anymore, this is why.

I mean part of the reason....... The navy is just constantly shooting themselves in the foot constantly. The biggest being with their obsession with promoting commanders based on things like opstempo and deployment to dwell ratios.

Even when the US isn't in a war opstempo of the US Navy is so demanding that no one wants to join the navy anymore, and the fleets are falling apart from lack of maintenance or ramming into each other from sailors being overworked and undertrained.

And thats all without bringing up the history of graft in the Navy. I mean, Lord knows how many people getting promoted now we're around when Fat Leonard was throwing prostitutes and sacks of money at any officer sailing in the south Pacific.

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[–] randompasta@lemmy.today 47 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds like he only wants to be surrounded by men. Hmmm

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 46 points 2 weeks ago

Right-wingers: they were only on the list because they're women/minorities!

No, that's the reason they were taken off the list.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My opinion remains unchanged: The Regime is throwing away pearls, and raising rot-ridden swine in their place. If a civil war comes, Hegseth and company will be ended by the people they cast aside.

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[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

“The sooner we have the right people, the sooner we can advance the right policies.”

Hegseth is not shy about his goals. The right people are white male MAGA, and the right policies are Trump's agenda. This is blatant racism and i will celebrate the day he is in jail or dead.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 25 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

He also removed 4 white men from the list. I'd love to know what his reasons for that. Most likely not idealogically pure.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 weeks ago

Probably had negative Trump social media posts or some shit

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 2 weeks ago

they may be overweight

Overqualified?

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So you admit white men are disadvantaged and need help to reach higher rank, yes?

[–] couch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

Smells like DEI

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Surprise surprise a neo nazi does nazi things.

[–] MrRandom@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A literal nazi salut "stop calling us Nazis just because you don't like us"

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Every navy personel who accepts a promotion from that guy is a traitor. and should be known as DUI hires and shamed through their entire career.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

DUI hires lmao

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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Wow imagine you decide to die and/or murder for a racist, patriarchical, genocidal empire... And then this happens! Bummer. \s

[–] Imperious_melange@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Do they really want meritocracy or do they just want white cis christian loyalists?

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

DEI for me, not for thee. “Removing DEI” is just code for “shifting DEI to white cishet Christian men”.

They’ll call it a meritocracy to make themselves feel better. But it’s just DEI aimed at white men.

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[–] homes@piefed.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, we know he’s got a type

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Love is love. Even if its bigoted. I'm sure he likes giving up his mangina to some well hung navy seaman. Only if they are white though.

[–] unknown@piefed.social 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So how long do you think it will be before women, black people and other minorities, start getting excluded from promotion by government order from all other work places?

Ugh, and then my stupid country is going to copy you guys. Man I hope these tumours fucking kill me before that happens but who am I kidding, it'll probably be heat stroke from the el nino.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

So how long do you think it will be before women, black people and other minorities, start getting excluded from promotion by government order from all other work places?

How long? This is the entire history of the USA.

[–] bradinutah@thelemmy.club 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Where is the outrage from R Senators like John Curtis? Or are they racists and misogynists too? Make sure they own this behavior by Hegseth, especially for not speaking out about it. They have the power to change this. Silence is consent!

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Or are they racists and misogynists too?

Well . . . yeah.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 9 points 2 weeks ago

I mean this surprises nobody. And knowing what we know about Drunk Pete, it's not even disappointing. It's just really fucking stupid.

This is likely to cause a large exodus that they just cannot refill with MAGAts. They're brain draining the military itself now while planning to use it more. Talk about stupid is as stupid does.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

guessing thats not illegal

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

Not anymore

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

They all got removed from the cabinet

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