{"id":55486,"date":"2026-05-02T22:03:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T22:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=55486"},"modified":"2026-05-02T22:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T22:03:03","slug":"hegseth-ousts-top-u-s-army-general-in-wartime-shake-upsee-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=55486","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth Ousts Top U.S. Army General In Wartime Shake-Up\u2026See More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requested that Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, the top uniformed officer of the service, resign from his position and retire immediately, the Pentagon said last week<\/p>\n

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requested that Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, the top uniformed officer of the service, resign from his position and retire immediately,Continue reading\u2026<\/p>\n

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the Pentagon said last week. \u201cGeneral Randy A. George will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately,\u201d Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in<\/p>\n

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The Department of War is grateful for General George\u2019s decades of service to our nation<\/h2>\n
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a statement. \u201cThe Department of War is grateful for General George\u2019s decades of service to our nation. We wish him well in his retirement.\u201d The Army Chief of Staff typically serves a four-year<\/p>\n

term. George assumed this role in 2023 after being nominated by then-President Joe Biden, and he was expected to remain in the position until 2027. His departure signifies another change<\/p>\n

initiated by Hegseth, who has altered the senior leadership of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since taking on the role of Defense Secretary. Hegseth has dismissed or sidelined more than a dozen admirals<\/p>\n

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Previously, Hegseth removed Gen<\/h2>\n

and generals. Previously, Hegseth removed Gen. CQ Brown from his position as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Adm. Lisa Franchetti from her role as Chief of Naval Operations.<\/p>\n

George had served as a senior military aide to former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and U.S. officials indicated that he had been under scrutiny for more than a year regarding his position,<\/p>\n

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ABC News reported. A War Dept. official informed ABC News that Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Christopher LaNeve, will become the acting Chief of Staff. This is the standard<\/p>\n

progression of command, which is why there are two four star generals in the top roles within the Army<\/h2>\n

progression of command, which is why there are two four-star generals in the top roles within the Army. This succession occurs when the Chief of Staff is incapacitated or removed from their<\/p>\n

Upon leaving his post, George sent out an Army-wide email that appeared to take a potshot at the Trump administration and Hegseth. \u201cI know you\u2019ll all continue to stay laser-focused on the<\/p>\n

mission, continue innovating, and relentlessly cut through the bureaucracy to get our warfighters what they need to win on the modern battlefield,\u201d George wrote, according to The Hill, which<\/p>\n

verified the email after it was posted to the Army\u2019s social media platform Reddit<\/h2>\n

verified the email after it was posted to the Army\u2019s social media platform Reddit. \u201cOur soldiers are truly the best in the world \u2013\u2013 they deserve tough training and courageous leaders of character,\u201d<\/p>\n

he continued. \u201cI have no doubt you will all continue to lead with courage, character and grit.\u201d George said he looked back on his 38-year career in the Army with \u201cimmeasurable pride\u201d and<\/p>\n

always chose to \u201c\u2018stay another tour\u2019 because of the selfless people I was blessed to serve alongside.\u201d In addition to George, Hegseth removed Maj. Gen. William Green, the Army\u2019s Chief of<\/p>\n

No reasons for the removals were publicly released, but military<\/h2>\n

Chaplains, and Gen. David Hodne, who headed the Army\u2019s Transformation and Training Command since last year. No reasons for the removals were publicly released, but military<\/p>\n

commanders serve at the pleasure of the president and War secretary, The Hill added.<\/p>\n

William Green, the Army\u2019s Chief of Chaplains, and Gen<\/p>\n

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The left-leaning outlet was sure to get some Republican lawmakers on record who were supportive of George and appeared to be somewhat critical of the decision to remove him. House Armed Services Committee Chair Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said while George was the Army chief of staff, \u201c<\/p>\n

we made great progress on increasing recruitment, improving efficiency, and modernizing the Army.\u201d \u201cThroughout his long career in service to America, Gen. George has demonstrated his commitment, courage, and leadership,\u201d Rogers said, without mentioning that Hegseth\u2019s relentless focus on ending wokeness in the military imposed under Biden largely drove the conditions to massively increase recruitment. Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) told Newsmax\u2019s<\/p>\n

Ed Henry that he \u201cwould look into it immediately\u201d as to why the four-star general was fired. \u201cI\u2019ve never heard him say anything contrary to what the president\u2019s trying to achieve,\u201d McCormick said. \u201cI thought he\u2019s done a really good job getting the Army ready for war. So, I\u2019d like to hear more because that\u2019s concerning to me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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