A quarter of Joint Chiefs of Staff positions are vacant as Army Chief retires without replacement
"For the first time in U.S. history, two of the eight seats on the Pentagon’s Joint Chiefs of Staff are filled by interim officers, thanks to Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s eight-month-long hold on military promotions.
On Friday, outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville retired, handing the job of running the service to his No. 2, Gen. Randy George."
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/04/tuberville-hold-as-james-mcconville-retires-00109833
“By year’s end, The Pentagon estimates that about three-quarters of the generals and admirals in the Defense Department — 650 of 852 — will be affected by Tuberville’s hold.
“His hold is not absolute, but it gums up the usual process in which well-qualified, noncontroversial nominees are approved by the Senate in batches. It’s possible to vote on them individually, but doing so would take months, Democrats say.”
650 of 852!!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/12/military-promotions-blocked-tuberville/
I'm still not understanding how one official can hold all of this up.
@KyleL it's not just him, Schumer is partially liable for the hold up too as he has the ability to bypass holds. He's just hoping Tommy drops it before they have to do the long / not lazy method.
Still seems somewhat insane.
@Smersh
A few of those people affected need to sit down with Tuberville in a room and have a talk.
He's fucking with people who aren't smart to fuck with.