Sources: 3-star shakeup in the works

[unhappycamper]

Getting lonelier at the top?
One-third of 3-stars may be out by summer.


Sources: 3-star shakeup in the works
By Mark D. Faram - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Dec 20, 2007 5:47:31 EST

As many as nine of the Navy’s 26 three-star admirals could retire by the end of summer as part of a series of moves by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, sources tell Navy Times.

Confirmed by Navy Times as hanging up his uniform in 2008 is Vice Adm. Terrence T. Etnyre, who commands both Naval Surface Forces and Naval Surface Force, Pacific Fleet, in San Diego. His request to retire in March was approved on Tuesday, according to an official Navy message received by Navy Times. Also on the way out is Vice Adm. Robert T. Conway Jr., commander of Navy Installations Command in Washington, D.C., who is expected to retire in August, sources say.

In addition, Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. John Cotton is expected to leave his position by summer — a move that is seen as part of the normal rotation.

But Navy Times has also learned that as many as six other three-stars will be out by the beginning of fiscal 2009 — and that all have been notified of their pending retirements in the past two weeks.

Cmdr. Pamela Kunze, Roughead’s spokeswoman, neither confirmed nor denied reports that significant flag retirements are in the works.


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/12/navy_flagsretiring_071219w/

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. will they be replaced with rabid religious reichists?

oh, no, those are all in the army and air force.

[Kolesar]

2. "Admirial Roughhead wants to have a talk with you"

There's a name for history.
"Up or out"

[fasttense]

3. Are they purging the Admiral ranks of anti-bushies?

They tried to get assignments of JAG officers into the hands of the Department of Justice and failed because of complaints. Maybe the White House is cleaning out those who complained. Turning the military into another political arm so they can be used against US citizens.