{
  "id": 9165346,
  "title": "Hegseth announces new Pentagon battlefield test for promotions to general",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/hegseth-announces-new-pentagon-battlefield-test-for-promotions-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T16:56:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6104382-pentagon-new-general-promotion-test/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Pentagon is altering the promotion process to get to the rank of general in an effort to “cut bureaucracy and demand true meritocracy” across the senior ranks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday. In a video posted to the social platform X, Hegseth declared the Defense Department this year will roll out the Joint...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}