Lapsing military preparedness has led to disasters for nations time and time again. Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is playing a risky game for the United States’ armed forces by undermining preparedness, and he should stop.
Tuberville is holding up more than 270 promotions for top members of the military because he is not happy that the Pentagon pays for service members to go elsewhere if the state in which they are stationed will no longer allow abortions. It’s gotten to the point that the Marine Corps has no top leader for the first time in 164 years.
