The United States military, like every institution, has become top heavy with useless people. We have a lot of Chiefs, not as many Indians, and the Chiefs don’t do very much except push their agendas and plan their future careers as defense industry lobbyists or consultants for foreign companies.

Introducing the “Less Generals More GIs Policy.” pic.twitter.com/bQLRL2MqSC

— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) May 5, 2025

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is doing something about it.

The memo, titled “General/Flag Officer Reductions,” called for an overall reduction of 20 percent of four-star flag and general officers in the active force and 10 percent in the flag and general officer corps, reads the memo. Additionally, the memo calls for a 20 percent reduction of general officers in the Army and Air National Guard.

“More generals and admirals does not equal more success. Now this is not a slash and burn exercise meant to punish high-ranking officers,” Hegseth said in a video posted on X. “This has been a deliberative process, working with the Joint Chiefs of Staff with one goal, maximizing strategic readiness and operational effectiveness by making prudent reductions in the general and flag officer ranks.”

In the video message, Hegseth outlined two phases of the effort that he called “less generals, more G.I.s.” The first is a look at the current structure of the military services and the second is an evaluation of the Unified Command Plan.

“Phase two will produce a minimum of an additional 10 percent reduction of overall general and flag officers throughout the DoD in conjunction with a realignment of the Unified Command Plan.”

Expect a judge to step in however and declare that she knows better than the Secretary of Defense and that changes to the number of four star generals violates the Administrative Procedures Act.