Fact Check Result: TRUE

• Pete Hegseth, as Defense Secretary under President Trump's second term, has indeed dismissed multiple senior Army generals in a move reported on April 2-3, 2026¹²³⁴⁵.
• The most prominent dismissal was Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, who was asked to retire effective immediately during a phone call from Hegseth while in a meeting²¹⁵.
• Two other Army generals were also dismissed on the same day: Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., the chief of chaplains, and Gen. David M. Hodne, commander of the Army Transformation and Training Command⁴²⁵.
• These dismissals are part of a broader pattern of Hegseth removing senior military officials he believes are associated with previous administrations, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations, and Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force earlier in 2025³¹².
• The firings were reportedly motivated by Hegseth's desire to install leadership aligned with his and President Trump's vision for the military⁴¹.

Overall validity: 95%

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