Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced in January that he had recommended to President Obama the nomination of GEN Martin E. Dempsey as the 37th Army Chief of Staff. If nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, GEN Dempsey would replace GEN George W. Casey Jr., who has served as the Army's highest ranking soldier since April 2007 and is scheduled to retire after more than 40 years of service. GEN Dempsey, who was commissioned from the U.S. Military Academy in 1974, is currently commanding general of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Fort Monroe, Va., a position he assumed in December 2008. Prior to his TRADOC post, GEN Dempsey served as deputy commander, and then acting commander, of U.S. Central Command.
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