But Democrats aren't declaring victory yet as more than 300 more officers are in limbo.
Gen. Randy George’s successful 96-1 confirmation vote comes one day after the Senate cleared Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown to be the next Joint Chiefs chair. | Mariam Zuhaib/AP PhotoThe Senate overwhelmingly approved Gen. Randy George to be the Army’s top officer Thursday, the second of a trio of military officials to overcome Sen.George’s successful 96-1 confirmation vote comes one day after the Senate cleared Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown to be the next Joint Chiefs chair.
George was the Army’s vice chief of staff and before that was Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s senior military aide. He is an infantry officer who served in the 101st Airborne Division and deployed in support of the Gulf War. “But there are still 300 military officers in limbo, and that’s detrimental to the United States,” Reed said. “There are so many other people like Gen. George who are suffering and their families are, too. … It’s solely forced by [Tuberville’s] desire to make [military] officers tokens in political battles — and it’s wrong, and we’re going to push and push and push.” called the remaining vacancies “untenable” and noted that advancing the officers will leave three new senior vacancies.
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