Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown laid out the procedural hold's effect on the military during his Senate confirmation hearing.
Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown laid out the procedural hold’s effect on the military during his Senate confirmation hearing.
Testifying at his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing to be chair of the Joint Chiefs, Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown said the effect of a prolonged hold on general and flag officers — launched by Sen. in protest of Pentagon abortion policies — could have far-reaching impacts on the armed forces that go beyond the officers now delayed., said the inability of senior officers to take new assignments has a “chain of events” that affects junior officers as well as military families.
“The spouse network is alive and well, and the spouses will compare notes,” he added. “The member may want to serve, but the spouses and the families get a huge vote.”
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