Hegseth continues military purge —far below the generals: analysis

President Donald Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is continuing his purge of the military — and this time he's reaching below the rank of generals to do it, The Atlantic's Nancy A. Youssef and Missy Ryan reported on Tuesday.

This comes after Hegseth, who styles himself "Secretary of War" in response to a questionably legal executive order from Trump, already purged generals and admirals, ordering a 20 percent cut of personnel in a move that sparked outrage.

This time, though, he's going further down.