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New York mag highlights polarization around Pete Hegseth for DOD secretary

New York mag highlights polarization around Pete Hegseth for DOD secretary

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, faces skepticism in a New York piece. Hegseth, a former Army National Guard officer with deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, brings firsthand military experience to the role; however, his transition from military officer to conservative media

Military suicide rate stabilizes, but challenges memain

Military suicide rate stabilizes, but challenges memain

DOD released its Annual Report on Suicide in the Military (ARSM) for calendar 2023, which showed the suicide rate among service members has stabilized. The overall suicide rate for service members in 2023 was 25.6 per 100,000. This is slightly lower than the rate in 2022, which was

Hegseth, Gaetz, Kennedy nominations spark bipartisan concerns

Hegseth, Gaetz, Kennedy nominations spark bipartisan concerns

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, as secretary of defense has drawn sharp criticism across party lines, reports the New York Times. Critics point to Hegseth’s lack of senior command or Pentagon management experience, a key qualification