New York : US Army Chief of Staff General Randy George has been asked to step down and take immediate retirement by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday amid the US’s ongoing war with Iran. The report also stated that Hegseth did not give George any reason for asking him to step down. In a statement, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said that George “will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately.”
There was also buzz about FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and Labour Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer also leaving the Trump administration, the Atlantic reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with White House plans. George’s removal adds to recent upheaval across the Pentagon leadership.
LaNeve was serving as Hegseth’s top military aide after being selected from his role commanding the Eighth Army in South Korea, where he had served for less than a year. George, an infantry officer, is a graduate of West Point Military Academy and has served in the first Gulf War as well as Iraq and Afghanistan.
He was confirmed to the top Army post in 2023, a role that typically carries a four-year term. Prior to holding the top job, George served as the vice chief of the Army and earlier as the senior military adviser to then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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