VP introduces Daniel Driscoll as the 26th Secretary of the Army: “I want to thank POTUS Trump for nominating a very, very great Army veteran — a family servant. A guy whose grandfather, father, and now himself has served in the United States Army, to be our Secretary of the Army.”
On 2/25/2025, the Senate confirmed Dan Driscoll to be the next Army secretary, voting 66-28 to put the former soldier and Iraq War veteran at the helm of the service. Driscoll, 38, of North Carolina, had served as an adviser to Vice President JD Vance, whom he met when both were attending Yale Law School. He served in the Army for less than four years and left at the rank of first lieutenant. Driscoll takes over an Army that has been moving steadily to overcome recruiting shortfalls through a sweeping overhaul of its programs and staffing, while also revamping and modernizing its weapons systems. Driscoll’s Senate hearing was largely unconfrontational and focused on how the Army could modernize its systems, improve recruiting and beef up the military industrial base.
Vance: I want to say something about Dan and his wonderful family. So Dan is has been a dear friend of mine for a long time, his beautiful wife Cassie who’s also an incredible physician and two beautiful kids who are the I think the
most well- behaved kids I’ve ever seen of a secretary nominee you guys do a really good job you actually listen to your parents which is amazing and I think it speaks well if Dan can get how do Daniel you’re eight okay lla how old are you? you’re six if you can get an eight and a six-year-old to listen to you then I think you can sure as hell be the secretary of the army because these guys are a lot tough tougher than a lot of the soldiers that Dan will now lead.
we’ve had some easier confirmations and Dan has been on the easier side and I think that is great Testament both to his character and Leadership.
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VP introduces Daniel Driscoll as Army Sec: confirmation has been easier, 8 & 6-year-old to listen to you