U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that he will demote Senator Mark Kelly from his rank as a retired Navy captain for “reckless misconduct” after he and other Democratic lawmakers urged troops to refuse any illegal orders.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that he will demote Senator Mark Kelly from his rank as a retired Navy captain for “reckless misconduct” after he and other Democratic lawmakers urged troops to refuse any illegal orders.
This is a DoD administrative action, so it lies in civil court. Doubt this would make it that high. Kelly will sue, and he’ll win.
The point isn’t to punish him through cutting his pay; the point is to tie him up in litigating the matter and spending the extra money. The point is to make an example out of him so that other retirees think twice about if they want to deal with the burden speaking the truth entails.
Bet