He also called for a further reduction in general and flag officers by at least 10%."More generals and admirals does not equal more success. Now, this is not a slash-and-burn exercise meant to punish high-ranking officers.

Pete Hegseth cannot get enough of Signal. The Defense Secretary used the encrypted messaging app at least a dozen times for official Pentagon business, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers as the Trump administration keeps pushing the services to streamline their top leadership positions.