Army will trim 5% of general-officer jobs in coming years, chief’s spokesman says
Gen. Randy George agrees the Army is “too top-heavy.”
Meghann Myers | December 19, 2024
Army Pentagon
More than a dozen Army general officer positions will get the axe in the coming years, a spokesman for Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George tells Defense One.
The revelation comes a week after Defense One published an opinion piece calling the Army “too top-heavy.” As it turns out, the service’s top officer agrees.
“There are general officer billets across the Army that Gen. George, in collaboration with the secretary and staff, has determined are not essential for the Army,” said Col. Dave Butler, George’s spokesman.
George isn’t ready to announce the exact positions, Butler said, but he has been reviewing possibilities since he stepped into his job in September 2023. The Army is authorized a total of 219 general officer positions, so declining to fill 12 of them would represent more than a 5 percent cut.
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2024/12/army-will-trim-5-general-officer-jobs-coming-years-chiefs-spokesman-says/401799/
