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| McChrystal to retire |
| 2010-06-29 |
| General Stanley McChrystal, who was forced to resign in dramatic circumstances last week as commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan, has told the army that he will cut his ties with the institution he has spent his adult life serving. An army spokesman said McChrystal, 55, has told notified the army of his plan to retire, but he has not yet submitted formal retirement papers. McChrystal's decision was not unexpected. One of his predecessors, General David McKiernan, was fired as the top commander in Afghanistan in 2009 and left the Army shortly after. Because he didn't serve long enough as a four-star general, his pension will be based on his previous three-star rank. McChrystal graduated from the West Point military academy in 1976, and has spent his entire career in the army. |
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