Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals
Panel could upend military review process and raise concerns about politicization of military
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.
If Donald Trump approves the order, it could fast-track the removal of generals and admirals found to be “lacking in requisite leadership qualities,” according to a draft of the order reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. But it could also create a chilling effect on top military officers, given the president-elect’s past vow to fire “woke generals,” referring to officers seen as promoting diversity in the ranks at the expense of military readiness.
I would even go further to reinstate direct commissions for high performing enlisted. I knew a Brigadier who was a Master Sgt. and got Mustanged into a Captain. He knew the Army and was rewarded.