A group of former secretaries of the military departments and retired four-star uniformed officers wrote a letter to the editors of The Washington Post expressing their “deep alarm” for the decision by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to fire the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the chief of naval operations, and the top military lawyers for the Army, Navy, and Air Force without due cause.

The former top military personnel said these actions “jeopardize the strength, stability and integrity of our armed forces.”

They reiterated that “these firings risk politicizing the military. They send a chilling message that will discourage senior officers from providing the candid military advice necessary for sound strategic decisions.”

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