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   Democracy Matters :verified: (democracymattersalot@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 07:50:37 JST Democracy Matters :verified:

   “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,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

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     Democracy Matters :verified: (democracymattersalot@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 07:51:04 JST Democracy Matters :verified:

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     “If Donald Trump approves the order, it could fast-track the removal of generals and admirals found to be ‘lacking in requisite leadership qualities,’… 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.”

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     Democracy Matters :verified: (democracymattersalot@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 08:00:36 JST Democracy Matters :verified:

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     “As commander in chief, Trump can fire any officer at will, but an outside board whose members he appoints would bypass the Pentagon’s regular promotion system, signaling across the military that he intends to purge a number of generals and admirals.”

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     Robert Link (phaedral@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 08:02:42 JST Robert Link

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     @DemocracyMattersALot "military readiness" is a funny way to spell "white supremacy."

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     Lt.Cpl Хуёвый Пчеловод (hu_logic@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 08:40:47 JST Lt.Cpl Хуёвый Пчеловод

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     • Robert Link

     @phaedral @DemocracyMattersALot Stock up on some popcorn. Military is already struggling to reduce high turnover, low re-enlistment rates and struggling recruitment numbers...

     I wonder what happens when they tell that non-whites are 2nd class service members