https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/secretary-of-defense-hagel-to-step-down <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Maybe I'm a bit on the enlisted side (ya think?), but it would seem to me there's more to him stepping down...... Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:52:12 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/secretary-of-defense-hagel-to-step-down <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Maybe I'm a bit on the enlisted side (ya think?), but it would seem to me there's more to him stepping down...... PO1 Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:52:12 -0500 2014-11-24T09:52:12-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/secretary-of-defense-hagel-to-step-down?n=340164&urlhash=340164 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Most likely, there's a lot more under the surface that we aren't privy to- kind of like an Iceberg.<br /><br />Edit: After reading the NYT article, my two conclusions as to why SECDEF Hagel is being forced out are:<br />1) The Obama Administration is being spiteful since the SECDEF is the only Republican on the Cabinet and the Republicans shellacked the Dems in the Midterm elections.<br />2) The Obama Administration is looking to take our Nation's defense in a different direction, especially with the fight against ISIS. SGT Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:51:50 -0500 2014-11-24T09:51:50-05:00 2014-11-24T09:52:12-05:00