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Summary

The Pentagon plans to cut 50,000 to 60,000 civilian employees—5% to 8% of its workforce—primarily through voluntary measures.

So far, 21,000 employees have been approved to resign under the Deferred Resignation Program, which allows them to remain on payroll until September 30.

The reduction also includes a hiring freeze and the dismissal of 5,400 probationary (new) employees, though a federal judge has temporarily blocked the terminations.

Officials stress military readiness will not be affected, but the Pentagon has not ruled out forced layoffs if voluntary cuts fall short.

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[–] immutable@lemm.ee 42 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Headline makes it sound like they just plan to stab people.

[–] Sho@lemmy.world 21 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

With like what? A razor? A knife? And also how deep?!

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

a witty retort, perfectly timed

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Came here to make the same joke, then saw you had a net downvoted.

[–] courageousstep@lemm.ee 8 points 13 hours ago

We gotta joke about things sometimes, or we’ll roll over and give up in disparity.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io -5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I can't believe Trump is actually doing anti-war stuff.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 25 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I can’t believe you think this is anti-war stuff.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

If course it's not; it's called a joke.

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

You need to lay the sarcasm on a little thicker

edit: if you're not going to put an /s on it...which I respect that you didn't do

[–] rozcakj@lemmy.ca -2 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Excellent - this will make their imperialist expansionist/invasion planning and logistics a little more difficult.

[–] courageousstep@lemm.ee 17 points 13 hours ago

Or, this is an attempt to reduce the number of cogs that can/will freeze if asked to do immoral things. Like, the higher the number of people who are running the military, the more people there are that can stop you from the inside if your orders are Nazi-ish.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 11 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Incorrect. This will make our government's imperialist invasions much easier, since our government is an extension of the russian state and the US military can only possibly get in their way.

[–] rozcakj@lemmy.ca 3 points 13 hours ago

Yes, they have been on a tear, replacing qualified people with "I will kill for you" sycophants, so - more of the same.