Hegseth Drops the Hammer: Top Pentagon Planner Fired Amid Leak Probe

<![CDATA[Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, the Pentagon’s top military planner, as Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy (J5) on the Joint Staff. Sylvia joins the growing casualty list of flag officers/general officers forced out of the service since Hegseth took the reins at the War Department as part of his focus on reshaping the flag/general officer corps to focus on service, leadership, and warfighting and away from careerism; see Hegseth Takes Machete to the Ranks of Generals and Admirals, Aims to Cull Roster by 20 Percent – RedState and New Pentagon Test: Generals Chosen by Pressure, Not Credentials – RedState.]]>