Bush Approved Retired General as US Army Chief

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Bush Approved Retired General as US Army Chief

US President George W. Bush has approved the Pentagon's selection of retired four-star Army General Peter Schoomaker as the next Army chief of staff, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Monday.

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US President George W. Bush has approved the Pentagon's selection of retired four-star Army General Peter Schoomaker as the next Army chief of staff, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Monday.

Schoomaker, who retired from the Army after commanding the US Special Operations Command from 1997-2000, will succeed General Eric Shinseki if the Senate ratifies Bush's nomination. Shinseki retired last week.

Rumsfeld took an unusual step last week by bypassing senior active-duty generals and choosing a retired general to head the Army.

Schoomaker, 57, began his Army career in 1969 as a second lieutenant. From February 1978 to 1981, he was commander of the Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment, the highly secretive Delta Force that specializes in counterterrorism missions.

He later became commander of the Army Special Operations Command and the Joint Special Operations Command, both at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

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