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US’s polarization affecting military ability to remain apolitical, says former joint chiefs chair

todayDecember 11, 2025

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Retired Adm Mike Mullen said political environment facing officers is difficult as ‘we have gotten so much more divided’

The US’s sharpening ideological polarization is affecting a wider and much more junior cross-section of the country’s armed forces and challenging the military’s ability to remain above the political fray, a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff has said.

Retired Adm Mike Mullen, who was the US’s top military commander under presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama, called the political environment facing currently serving officers “challenging” and “the most dangerous time” in his memory.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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