US Secretary of Defense Pitt Hegschez ordered Monday to reduce by at least 20% of the number of four -star generals and admirals, his circular reveals.

After taking on duties in late January, Donald Trump’s government says that the Armed Forces want to align with the president’s political priorities, has replaced or abducted senior and senior officials and has expressed his intention.

According to the minister’s “Memorandum”, which addresses the “Pentagon leadership”, a 20% reduction in the National Guard officers is also ordered.

The terms and conditions of these reductions are not clarified in the order.

Pitt Hegsheth said in a video that he published via X that the cuts would be made in two stages, Starting with the four -star generals and those of the National Guard.

The decision is not intended to ‘Punish’ Senior officers, the minister assured, adding that the goal is to “Maximizing good preparation and business efficiency.”

At his hearing in the Senate in January, Pitt Hegschet had stressed that The bureaucracy in the Pentagon must be reduced.

“This will be my job, to work with those we will recruit and with them in the Government ranks to identify where we can reduce fat to become more terrible.”he had said.

In March 2025, there were 38 Officers of “Four Star”which had reached the top level of the US Armed Forces, and overall 817 generalsLieutenants and Admirals in active.

“Thanks to these measures, we will maintain our position, that of the most terrible combat power in the world, we will achieve peace through power and guarantee greater efficiency, innovation, and greater honorable for any challenge in front of us.”concludes the text of the Minister of Defense.

In February, President Trump sent to the retirement, without giving any explanation for his decision, the leader of the US National Defense General Staff, the African -American Patrarch. Charles Brown. He also replaced him with white chief.

Also outlined from her duties the admiral Lisa FrancetChief of the Navy General Staff, as well as Admiral Lindanamed by Joe Biden’s predecessor, head of the US Coast Guard – this was the first woman to take over the leadership of any of his six weapons of the US Armed Forces – and many military legal and senior officers.

The Ministry of Defense also says that it intends to reduce by at least 5% of political staff.

Minister Hegsheth justifies these administrative and other changes explaining that President Trump simply puts those he prefers responsible. However, democratic parliamentarians are concerned about the one who considers the politicization of the US Armed Forces.