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Darin Selnick

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Darin Selnick
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Darin Selnick is an American public official and Air Force veteran who served in high-ranking roles at the Pentagon until his suspension on April 15, 2025.

Quick Facts Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Preceded by ...
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Early life, education, and military service

Selnick served in the U.S. Air Force from 1985-1992, attaining the rank of Captain.[2] During Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, he served at Falcon Air Force Base as part of the 1022d Combat Crew Training Squadron.[3]

Career

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From 2001 to 2009, Selnick was an appointee at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Selnick was appointed the Director of the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives for the Department of Veterans Affairs in July 2004.[4][5] He also served as VA liaison to the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Special Assistant to the Secretary, and Associate Dean, VA Learning University.[6][7]

Selnick was a Commissioner on the Commission on Care, which was established by Congress to examine how VA can better deliver health care to veterans.[6]

From 2017 to 2018, Selnick worked as the Veterans Affairs Advisor on the Domestic Policy Council at the White House. From 2018 to 2019, he served as a senior advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).[8] During his tenure with the VA, Selnick came under scrutiny for incurring travel costs to Washington, DC while living in California.[9]

Selnick was a senior adviser to Concerned Veterans of America from 2019 to 2024.[10][11] He has contributed opinion pieces to several media outlets, including Fox News and The Hill.[12][13]

In January 2025, Selnick was named Senior Advisor to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.[14] After temporarily serving as Performing the Duties of (PTDO) Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, he was named deputy chief of staff to the Secretary.[15][16]

In February 2025, Selnick sought to remove transgender people from the U.S. military, stating that "medical, surgical, and mental health constraints on individuals who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria are incompatible with the high mental and physical standards necessary for military service."[17]

April 2025 suspension

On April 14, 2025, Selnick was suspended and placed on administrative leave.[18] At the time of his suspension, Reuters reported that Selnick was suspended as part of a Pentagon investigation into leaks of classified and sensitive information.[19] A senior DOD official confirmed that Selnick was placed on leave for "unauthorized disclosures."[11]

On April 19, 2025, Selnick released a joint statement with Dan Caldwell and Colin Carroll, who were also fired, calling attacks against them "baseless" and expressing their continued support for the Trump-Vance administration.[20] They also indicated that they had not been officially informed why they were fired.[21]

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Personal life

Selnick is married and lives in California.[22] He is Jewish.[7]

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