{"id":383619,"date":"2026-10-01T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hegseth-cuts-20-of-us-generals-admirals-retired-generals-react\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T01:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T00:00:07","slug":"hegseth-cuts-20-of-us-generals-admirals-retired-generals-react","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hegseth-cuts-20-of-us-generals-admirals-retired-generals-react\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth cuts 20% of US generals &amp; admirals: Retired generals react"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/7JIzbmxjqQc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hegseth cuts 20% of US generals &amp; admirals: Retired generals react\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7JIzbmxjqQc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&quot;The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top,&quot; said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in his &quot;State of the Force&quot; address Wednesday. Hegseth also announced a 20% cut to the US military&#8217;s generals and admirals &#8211; approximately 170 general and admiral officer slots &#8211;\u00a0 by January 1. This target is double the percentage target for cutting general and flag officer positions, up from a 10% reduction of generals and admirals he had directed in a May 2025 memo.<\/p>\n<p>Retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule reacts to Hegseth&#8217;s plan, saying that Hegseth is &quot;controlling the next generation of military leaders to be political.&quot; Retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton and retired Army Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson also unpack the changes promised in Hegseth&#8217;s speech.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Hegseth&#8217;s &quot;State of the Force&quot; address on military reforms<br \/>\n1:03 &quot;Distasteful and unbecoming&quot;: Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule (Ret.) reacts to Hegseth&#8217;s speech<br \/>\n6:49 CNN military analyst Col. Cedric Leighton (Ret.) on Hegseth&#8217;s plan to cut generals<br \/>\n9:32 Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson (Ret.) on Hegseth&#8217;s plan&#8217;s effects on readiness <\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>#Hegseth #Pentagon #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&quot;The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top,&quot; said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in his &quot;State of the Force&quot; address Wednesday. Hegseth also announced a 20% cut to the US military&#8217;s generals and admirals &#8211; approximately 170 general and admiral officer slots &#8211;\u00a0 by January 1. 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