Outrage Du Jour: No Female Admirals Selected Last Year - I Yawn in Your General Direction
The recent promotion list from the Navy revealed that no female officers were advanced to one-star admiral in the past year, sparking discussions about gender equality in military promotions. This trend has raised concerns about the barriers women face in achieving higher ranks within the Navy. The last promotion of a female officer to rear admiral occurred in June 2025, highlighting ongoing disparities in military advancement.
- ▪The Pentagon's latest Navy promotions included zero women among the 22 appointments to one-star admiral.
- ▪This marks a continuation of a year-long trend where women have not been promoted to flag officer ranks.
- ▪Since December 2025, 29 men have been promoted or assigned to new positions as admirals.
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Outrage Du Jour: No Female Admirals Selected Last Year - I Yawn in Your General Direction Beege Welborn 11:20 AM | May 29, 2026 Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tajh Payne/US Navy via AP Gunning for Hegseth with as much enthusiasm as they have been lately, I suppose I should have paid attention to this 'important' (as it's been duly dubbed by the chattering classes) Task & Purpose article that came out yesterday. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Over the last year the Navy has not promoted a single female officer from Captain to one-star admiral - an important read from@TaskandPurpose https://t.co/T11DWATQSd— Tara Copp (@TaraCopp) May 27, 2026And I didn't simply…
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