
The nominee to be the next Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said Thursday that whenever a blanket hold on high level military promotions is lifted it will ultimately take years for the promotion delays to fully recover. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R- Ala.) has instituted a blanket hold on upward of 300 military promotions over his objection to a Defense Department policy that reimburses service members that leave the state they are stationed in to receive reproductive healthcare services. During a…