Female Navy Captain's Historic Promotion Inexplicably Blocked by ~Someone~ at the Pentagon

"Per the outlet, a female Navy captain was set to become the first woman in the Naval Special Warfare Command to oversee the force's SEALs in July. But two weeks before she was supposed to start-and following a "series of phone calls" from the Pentagon-her rank change was abruptly revoked without explanation. Sources suggested to CNN that Hegseth killed it because he didn't want a woman in that position."

"Prior to being selected, she'd been ranked the top officer for promotion in her cohort and had received a Purple Heart while serving in Iraq. She was also the first female troop commander to serve with SEAL Team Six. "She was the best man for the job," one retired SEAL told CNN. "She's a badass, and also extremely smart and capable.""

"As Secretary of Defense, Hegseth has never missed an opportunity to make the army a hostile place for women and people of color. Months after he was appointed, he fired a number of generals and admirals, a disproportionate number of whom were Black or women; in September, he axed a committee focused on getting women to enter the military; and in October, he hinted, during a speech, that women might struggle with the army's fitness standards."

A female Navy captain was selected to become the first woman to oversee the Naval Special Warfare SEALs but had her rank change revoked two weeks before the start after Pentagon phone calls. Sources suggest Secretary Hegseth opposed her appointment. She had been the top-ranked officer for promotion, earned a Purple Heart in Iraq, and served as the first female troop commander with SEAL Team Six. Critics and sources say military leadership seeks to preserve a male 'brotherhood' and that Hegseth has taken actions seen as hostile to women and people of color, prompting concerns about overlooked promotions and potential retention loss.

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