As previously detailed by the Washington Examiner, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine is an adherent of Aurelian stoicism. Caine speaks precisely in public, celebrating the military’s mission and its inherent values of service and courage. Not so Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth continues to purge respected officers on a whim, most recently Gen. Randy George, the Army’s chief of staff. The motive for these firings is unknown but often seems rooted in Hegseth’s inability to deal with internal debate. But the military doesn’t like it. Nor does Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, an official who is highly respected by the military. He has made plain his disagreement with Hegseth’s firing of George.
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