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The Department of War just shot the accountants and opted for speed

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287 points ridruejo | 1 comments | 11 Nov 25 14:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.304s | source
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Hizonner ◴[11 Nov 25 22:32 UTC] No.45893811[source]▶
The United States does not have a "Department of War".
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BirAdam ◴[12 Nov 25 03:02 UTC] No.45895968[source]▶
That was actually the original name.

Edit: from 1798 until 1949

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1. jwithington ◴[12 Nov 25 13:10 UTC] No.45899709[source]▶
Negative, the Department of War was the predecessor to the Dept of the Army. There used to be a Secretary of the Navy and a Secretary of War, both of whom rolled up direct to the president.

Following post-WWII reorgs, the DoD was created and the Secretary of War became the Secretary of the Army, reporting to the Secretary of Defense.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_th...