Hegseth will order the military to cut general and admiral positions 20% by Jan. 1, 2027

The cuts apply to billets, so some general and admiral posts will be downgraded to colonel or Navy captain instead of eliminated, and the services must finish in the middle of the Iran war.

• 851 active-duty generals and admirals as of July, against a legal cap of 857 (CBS News); ABC News puts the current count at 841.
• At least 20 generals, admirals and civilian military leaders have been fired or resigned under Hegseth (CBS News).
• A Pentagon official told the Washington Examiner he hopes Hegseth continues to "take a flamethrower to the rot inside this institution."