US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George has been advised to retire early by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a Pentagon official advised NCS.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed George’s retirement Thursday, writing on X, “General Randy A. George will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately. The Department of War is grateful for General George’s decades of service to our nation.”
CBS News first reported George’s ousting, saying he has been advised to step down and retire instantly. A Defense Department official confirmed the accuracy of CBS News’ report.
As the Army Chief, George has labored intently with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll — a senior official shut to the White House whom Hegseth has perceived as a threat and had a contentious relationship with at occasions. Hegseth has ousted a number of other senior military officers throughout his tenure.
George, a profession infantry officer, commissioned out of the US Military Academy at West Point in 1988. He has served because the chief of employees since September 2023; he beforehand commanded I Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and went on to function the senior navy assistant to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin throughout the Biden administration.
While the job of senior navy assistant to the protection secretary is commonly one thought-about to be apolitical and a task given to one of the best of one of the best of navy officers, George’s proximity to Austin has been thought-about a mark in opposition to him to Hegseth and his circle.
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