PENTAGON SHAKEUP
Hegseth cuts another top general loose
Hegseth Fires Army Chief Of Chaplains During Holy Week
War Secretary Pete Hegseth shook things up at the Pentagon during Holy Week when he fired several top generals — including Major General William Green Jr. the U.S. Army chief of chaplains.Green’s job as the Army chief of chaplains is to advise the Army Chief of Staff on issues of religion and morality, as well as to oversee the Army Chaplain Corps — and he was three years into what would normally be a four-year term when Hegseth removed him from the role.Green served as an enlisted soldier prior to becoming an ordained minister, and has served as a chaplain in the Army since the 1990s. His promotion to Major General was recent, according to Military.com, and he had become the Army chief of chaplains in 2023.While no official reason has been given for Green’s termination — marking the first time that an Army chief of chaplains has been fired since the position was created under the National Defense Act of 1920 — Hegseth had previously voiced his displeasure with Green’s Army Spiritual Fitness Guide, published in 2025.The 112-page guide — and accompanying Battle Book — featured...
