I'm trying to understand these picks.
Kristi Noem is extremely pro israel, going so far as to pass anti-hate speech laws which IMO goes against the 1st amendment.
I don't have any issue specifically with Pete Hegseth but I do wonder why he would pick a major to be Secretary of Defense instead of a general, especially if we know there are good generals out there that aren't just for show like Mark Milley.
In military ranks, Major's and Lieutenant Colonel's are very interesting, because their level of command and control keeps them close to the action and close to those they command. They still have mud on their boots, so to speak.
Generals are removed from that closeness, by rule and by the scope of their responsibility, and get most of their operational info from the Major's and Lt Col's.
If you're running any kind of organization, these are the folks you want. No entitlement, have energy, know how to work, enjoy the work, know where all the bodies are, and have eyes and ears and elbows directly on their people.