Pete Hegseth forces out Army's top officer and two other generals

The defense secretary fired the Army chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, the chief of chaplains and the commanding general of Army Transformation and Training Command.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, four U.S. military officials said.

Subscribe to read this story ad-free

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Chief Defense Department spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed George’s departure in a statement Thursday on X, saying George, the Army's top officer, would 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. We wish him well in his retirement,” Parnell added.