Members of President-elect Donald Trump?s transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially to include the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two sources said, in what would be an unprecedented shakeup at the Pentagon.

The planning for the firings is at an early stage after Trump?s Nov. 5 election victory and could change as Trump?s administration takes shape, said the sources who are familiar with the Trump transition and requested anonymity to speak candidly about the plans.

It was also unclear if Trump himself would endorse the plan, although in the past he has railed extensively against defense leaders who have criticized him. Trump has also spoken during the campaign of [USN: L1N3MD1PE TEXT: ?firing ?woke? generals?] and those responsible for the troubled 2021 pullout from Afghanistan.

The second source said the incoming administration would likely focus on U.S. military officers seen as connected to Mark Milley, Trump?s former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Milley was quoted in the book ?War? by Bob Woodward, which was published last month, calling Trump ?fascist to the core? and Trump?s allies have targeted him for perceived disloyalty to the former president.

?Every single person that was elevated and appointed by Milley will be gone,? the second source said.

?There?s a very detailed list of everybody that was affiliated with Milley. And they will all be gone.?

The Joint Chiefs of Staff include the highest ranking officers in the U.S. military and comprise the heads of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, National Guard and Space Force.

The disclosure of plans to fire senior leaders of the U.S. armed forces comes a day after Trump a Fox News commentator and veteran who has signaled a willingness to clean house at the Pentagon. (Reuters)

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