As a 32-year combat veteran of the United States Air Force, from enlisted EOD tech to wing commander and 9/11 Pentagon survivor, I’ve dedicated my life to defending this great nation. But today, I’m sounding the alarm again: our military is rotting from the top down, infested with partisan hacks who put politics over warfighting. The Biden administration’s promotions have turned the general officer ranks into a swamp of woke ideologues and self-serving bureaucrats. It’s time for President Trump and Secretary Hegseth to act more decisively than ever before in this particular space—fire every general and admiral promoted under Biden, including those still waiting to pin on their stars, and replace them immediately with proven, apolitical leaders from the pool of retired colonels with exceptional and deep command and staff experience. We can rebuild a lethal, mission-focused general and flag officer corps in weeks, not years.

Let’s be clear: this isn’t about loyalty to a party; it’s about loyalty to the Constitution and the American people. During the Biden years, promotions went to officers who prioritized diversity quotas, climate change nonsense, and Ivy League virtue-signaling over actual combat readiness. Remember General Mark Milley? He led the charge on everything but winning wars—race rage sessions, global warming briefings, and botching the Afghanistan withdrawal so badly that we left Americans behind and handed billions in equipment to terrorists. His protégé, Lieutenant General Douglas Sims, flat-out refused to cooperate with an investigation into that disaster because the panel wasn’t stacked with Democrats. Can you imagine? An active-duty officer defying orders because of partisan gripes? These aren’t leaders; they’re politicians in uniform, and they’ve bred a generation of weak-kneed generals who can’t plan a military operation but sure know how to leak to the liberal media.

The New York Times recently ran a hit piece whining that the military won’t “stand up to Trump,” painting our commander in chief as some authoritarian bogeyman for daring to use the National Guard against real threats like urban crime waves and illegal immigration.

They praise frauds like Milley and James Mattis as “resisters” who upheld “established military standards.” What standards? The ones that led to 20 years of failure in endless wars? Mattis failed upward, spewing counterinsurgency fairy tales while the system he loved crumbled around him. These so-called guardians of the Constitution are the ones fusing the military with domestic agendas, not Trump. The Times warns of troops clashing with citizens, but the real danger is a politicized brass that adapts to any mission except the one that matters: fighting and winning America’s wars.

In a recent X article, Marine veteran Stuart Scheller called out these generals for using outlets like the Times to bash conservatives and protect their nepotistic club.

Scheller, who served on a review panel for the Afghanistan debacle, exposed how Sims stonewalled the truth because it didn’t fit his political biases. “You work for We The People,” Scheller reminded him—not the other way around. Yet here we are, with generals incentivized by careerism over competence, loyal to the deep state instead of the chain of command.

I responded: Mr. President Trump, Secretary Hegseth: I’m begging you, with tears in my eyes, to fire them all. Every general elevated under Biden’s watch has been tainted by this partisan poison. That includes the ones in the pipeline, polishing their resumes while waiting for those stars. Don’t let them pin them on. Reinstitute the brevet rank system—a time-tested way to promote battlefield-proven officers temporarily and fill vacancies fast. We’ve got a deep bench of retired colonels: combat vets, nuclear ops experts, squadron commanders who’ve led without bringing politics into the foxhole. These are the apolitical warriors who’ll restore meritocracy, lethality, and focus on the mission. No more generals who leak to the press or defy investigations. No more prioritizing pronouns over proficiency.

The American people elected Trump to drain the swamp, and the Pentagon is ground zero. We’ve watched our military decline under Biden’s generals—recruitment in the tank, readiness eroded by social experiments. The Times frets about “Trump’s military,” but that’s exactly what we need: a force led by patriots who execute lawful, constitutional orders, not obstruct them. If we act now, we can have a rebuilt general corps in weeks, ready to deter China, crush ISIS remnants, and secure our borders without the drama.

We the People demand transparency, warfighting excellence, and leaders who put America first. Fire the political generals. Hire the real ones. Our nation’s survival depends on it.