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Getting a promotion at the Pentagon seems to be getting harder under Hegseth

NPR | By Mary Louise Kelly,
Kat Lonsdorf, Tom Bowman
Published June 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM EDT

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked or delayed the promotions of several officers across the military branches, and a disproportionate number of those officers are women and people of color. Why? And how is Congress responding?

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Mary Louise Kelly
Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.
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Kat Lonsdorf
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Tom Bowman
Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon.
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