Promotions for Female Generals Were Delayed Over Fears of Trump's Reaction

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NYT: Promotions for Female Generals Were Delayed Over Fears of Trump’s Reaction
Gen. Laura J. Richardson of the Army listening to Gen. Mark A. Milley, then the Army chief of staff, testifying before Congress in 2016. General Milley is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Promotions for Female Generals Delayed Over Fears of Trump’s Reaction
Under a Biden administration, the nominations are expected to go from the Pentagon to the White House within weeks and then to the Senate for approval.
nytimes.com
9:00 AM · Feb 17, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/us/politics/trump-biden-promotions-women-generals.html


WASHINGTON — Last fall, the Pentagon’s most senior leaders agreed that two top generals should be promoted to elite, four-star commands.

For then-Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the tricky part was that both of the accomplished officers were women. In 2020 America under President Trump, the two Pentagon leaders feared that any candidates other than white men for jobs mostly held by white men might run into turmoil once their nominations got to the White House.

Mr. Esper and General Milley worried that if they even raised their names — Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost of the Air Force and Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson of the Army — the Trump White House would replace them with their own candidates before leaving office.

So the Pentagon officials agreed on an unusual strategy: They held back their recommendations until after the November elections, betting that if Joseph R. Biden Jr. won, he and his aides would be more supportive of the Pentagon picks than Mr. Trump, who had feuded with Mr. Esper and has a history of disparaging women. They stuck to the plan even after Mr. Trump fired Mr. Esper six days after the election.

“They were chosen because they were the best officers for the jobs, and I didn’t want their promotions derailed because someone in the Trump White House saw that I recommended them or thought D.O.D. was playing politics,” Mr. Esper said in an interview, referring to the Department of Defense. “This was not the case. They were the best qualified. We were doing the right thing.”

The strategy may soon pay off. In the next few weeks, Mr. Esper’s successor, Lloyd J. Austin III, and General Milley are expected to send the delayed recommendations to the White House, where officials are expected to endorse the nominations and formally submit them to the Senate for approval.

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1. General Miley needs to "effing" resign...YESTERDAY!

Nice "courage" shown there General Dipshit.

Guy should have been gone after the fucking Battle of Saint John's Church.

This is fucking rediculous.

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2. Time for a civil lawsuit against Trump?

Can these women sue him for discrimination based on sex or gender? It seems that it had an adverse effect on their careers.