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The Trump administration has fired numerous senior military leaders, raising concerns about the politicization of the officer corps.

Critics, including U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, argue these purges are meant to install loyalists and undermine the military's allegiance to the Constitution.

Changes to the military's legal system and service academy education are also feared to weaken independent thought and legal oversight.

I was putting the finishing touches on this column on Sept. 25, expanding on the grave reservations many of us (including U.S. Sen. Jack Reed) have about how decisions from President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have threatened the independence of our officer corps.

Then multiple media sources broke the ne

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