WASHINGTON, June 29 (UPI) -- Gen. Stanley McChrystal, stripped of his command in Afghanistan by President Obama, will retain his four-star rank as he retires, the White House said Tuesday.
McChrystal informed the Army Monday he intended to leave active duty. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters that while the general has not held the four-star ranking long enough to automatically qualify to retain it in retirement, the president is taking steps to allow that to happen.