Top Air Force general announces retirement

[orangecrush]

“After much reflection and with a full heart, Barb and I have made a difficult decision to request retirement from the United States Air Force for personal and family reasons,” Bussiere, the head of Air Force Global Strike Command, said in a post on Facebook.

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Bussiere has served as Air Force Global Strike Command commander since December 2022.

He was nominated by the administration to be the next Air Force vice chief of staff in July, but Aviation Week reported in early September that Bussiere’s nomination was withdrawn.

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Bussiere’s retirement came hours after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held an extraordinary gathering of top military officials in Quantico, Va., where he announced he was raising fitness standards and overhauling the military’s internal complaint and investigation process.

“If the words I’m speaking today are making your heart sink, then you should do the honorable thing and resign,” Hegseth told the admirals and generals at the meeting.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5535490-top-air-force-general-retirement/

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1. No reason given. He just completed 40 years of service. Maybe it was just time to retire and enjoy.

[orangecrush]

2. Hours after Hegseth's speech

I don't blame him

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3. I wouldn't like serving under Hegseth and Trump.

Who knows what crazy thing they could ask you to do? It’s a risky occupation anyway. I knew an 82nd Airborne member who lost both legs in the “Invasion of Grenada”….from friendly fire.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Hegseth is running off the best of our military

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