Three service secretaries to Tuberville: Stop this dangerous hold on senior officers; The Washington Post, September 4, 2023

Carlos Del Toro

, 

Frank Kendall

 and 

Christine Wormuth

 , The Washington Post; Three service secretaries to Tuberville: Stop this dangerous hold on senior officers

"Carlos Del Toro is secretary of the Navy. Frank Kendall is secretary of the Air Force. Christine Wormuth is secretary of the Army...

Three of our five military branches — the Army, Navy and Marine Corps — have no Senate-confirmed service chief in place. Instead, these jobs — and dozens of others across the force — are being performed by acting officials without the full range of legal authorities necessary to make the decisions that will sustain the United States’ military edge.

Across the services, many generals and admirals are being forced to perform two roles simultaneously. The strain of this double duty places a real and unfair burden on these officers, the organizations they lead and their families.

The blanket hold is also exacting a personal toll on those who least deserve it."