Warren
10:09 - 10:52
"I am particularly disturbed by Secretary Hegseth's taking unprecedented actions to intervene in military promotions. In DOD's latest list of 22 Navy promotions to become one-star admirals. Zero of these promotions were women, and reporting indicates that the last time the Navy promoted a woman to a one-star role was last June. And Secretary Hegseth reportedly removed the nominations of two women and two Black men from the original promotion list."
“I am particularly disturbed by Secretary Hegseth's taking unprecedented actions to intervene in military promotions. In DOD's latest list of 22 Navy promotions to become one-star admirals. Zero of these promotions were women, and reporting indicates that the last time the Navy promoted a woman to a one-star role was last June. And Secretary Hegseth reportedly removed the nominations of two women and two Black men from the original promotion list.”
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- Warren
- Timestamp
- 10:09 – 10:52
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- Alaska News
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- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
It also comes at a time when the Trump administration continues to politicize the military to serve their own agenda. I am particularly disturbed by Secretary Hegseth's taking unprecedented actions to intervene in military promotions. In DOD's latest list of 22 Navy promotions to become one-star admirals. Zero of these promotions were women, and reporting indicates that the last time the Navy promoted a woman to a one-star role was last June. And Secretary Hegseth reportedly removed the nominations of two women and two Black men from the original promotion list.
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