Army Secretary resigns amid feud with Hegseth, leaving service without confirmed leadership during two wars.

As it ran on the front

Let's be clear about what happened here, because the coverage has gotten a little breathless. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned. People resign. It happens in every administration, in every department, at every level of government, and there is nothing structurally alarming about the timing, the reason, or the — did I say reason? I haven't actually stated a reason, because nobody has given one beyond 'friction with Secretary Hegseth,' which, sure, fine, is a reason, I withdraw the previous sentence.

Here's what matters: the United States Army has a chain of command that does not depend on any single Senate-confirmed civilian sitting at the top of it. That's the whole point of a chain of command. It's resilient. It's built to survive exactly this kind of transition, which is why it is completely fine that, as of today, there is no confirmed Secretary of the Army in place. Totally fine. Not even worth mentioning, except that several outlets have now mentioned it, in the context of the fact that American forces remain engaged in two wars, and I want to be very careful here not to suggest that a leadership vacancy in wartime is a problem, because it isn't, because — actually, hold on, let me back up, because on reflection an empty chair at the top of a wartime Army is generally considered a problem, historically, so I'll just say the transition is being managed and leave it there.…