Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy’s No. 2 officer, has been leading the service on an acting basis because of the impasse.

President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the Navy’s top officer, Adm. Lisa Franchetti, said it could take the service years to recover from the impacts of Sen. Tommy Tuberville‘s blockade of hundreds of senior military promotions.

Franchetti told the Senate Armed Services Committee during her confirmation hearing Thursday that the impasse has created “a lot of uncertainty” for Navy families.

“Just at the three-star level, it would take about three to four months just to move all the people around,” Franchetti said. “But it will take years to recover … from the promotion delays that we would see.”

  • Rapidcreek@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Before military promotion and assignment was apolitical. As such, a mid to high level military commander could speak truth and not worry about civilian politics killing his career (military politics was and will always be there)

    Now every ambitious major and colonel seeking a career has to factor in capital hill (and white house) whenever they speak at a meeting or hearing

    Thanks Tuberville