S.L. Nelson
At the end of 2024, every geographical combatant command has areas and threat actors that pose significant risks to global order.
Many writers and analysts worry that the international order might descend into chaos. However, fissures among regional actors often patch themselves when faced with America's military instrument of power. Therefore, effectively wielding this instrument is critical.
President-elect Trump and his nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, require the right change agent in uniform to advise them on the strategic direction of the military. The current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) gave himself a C grade after his first two years as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. He further opined that both he and lower-ranking airmen were discouraged by Air Force bureaucracy and that he was mentored that some things would take four years in a four-year job.
These passive assessments contradict the incoming administration's desire to hit the ground running and effect immediate change. Moreover, his politically charged advocacy (including that diversity means having a force that evenly reflects the United States demographic) is anathema to the incoming administration's singular focus on a lethal, merit-based military led by the best leaders, not those that self-assess as a mediocre C.
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