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[News] Pentagon warns of disruptions as Army, Marines both lack confirmed leaders for first time (apnews.com)

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that troop readiness and retention is at risk as the Army’s chief stepped down Friday, leaving the military’s two ground combat forces without Senate-confirmed leaders for the first time in history.

Speaking during a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Austin said the Senate’s failure to confirm the services’ new leaders is disruptive to the force and could impact relationships with allies and partners around the globe.

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 2 years ago

oh nooooo now one of the other super-redundant humans in our bloated military-for-hire scheme will have to 'lead'