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VCNO Franchetti: Tuberville Holds Will Take Years For Promotion Delays To Fully Recover

VCNO Franchetti: Tuberville Holds Will Take Years For Promotion Delays To Fully Recover
Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Vice Chief of Naval Operations and the White House pick to become the next Chief of Naval Operations since July 21, 2023. The Senate confirmed her to be CNO on Nov. 2, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

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…

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