The Pentagon Purge: Lt. Gen. Jennifer M. Short's Firing and the Dangerous Precedent for Military Leadership

A Distinguished Career Cut Short

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, under the directive of former President Donald Trump, has undertaken a sweeping purge of military leadership, and Lt. Gen. Jennifer M. Short is one of its most high-profile casualties. Short, who served as the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, was unceremoniously removed from her position in a move th…