Top general ousted by Pete Hegseth says troops deserve ‘courageous leaders of character’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTop general ousted by Pete Hegseth says troops deserve ‘courageous leaders of character’Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George made the remark in a final email to officials after he was forced outRhian Lubin in New York & Katie HawkinsonSunday 05 April 2026 16:49 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952153","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hegseth-george-rand-ousted-email-b2952153.html","title":"General ousted by Pete Hegseth says troops deserve ‘courageous leaders of character’"}}ClosePete Hegseth continues US attacks on allies refusing to help in Iran warSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NS...