“Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician turned GOP congressman, regularly touts his military bona fides,” the Washington Post reports.
“But Jackson is no longer a retired admiral. The Navy demoted him in July 2022 following a damaging Pentagon inspector general’s report that substantiated allegations about his inappropriate behavior as a White House physician.
”“Jackson is now a retired Navy captain, those people said — a demotion that carries significant financial burden in addition to the social stigma of stripped rank in military circles.”