NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Schwarzkopf Plans to Retire Advance
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
President Bush formally nominated Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, the commander of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf War, for retirement in his current grade of four-star general, the Pentagon said. Schwarzkopf, commander of U.S. Central Command, which is responsible for U.S. operations in the Middle East, is scheduled to retire from the Army on Aug. 31. His retirement, like that of all general officers, must be approved by the Senate. Schwarzkopf, 56, has served 34 years in the Army.
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