Stars and Stripes: Franklin Will Retire as Two-Star, Officials Say
Stars and Stripes reports:
Third Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin will lose a star when he retires at the end of the month.
Franklin, whose decision last year to dismiss a sexual assault conviction led Congress to curb commander authority in the military justice system, and who announced his upcoming retirement on Wednesday, will be retired as a major general, officials said.That’s because Franklin will have served only 22 months as a lieutenant general when he steps down from Third Air Force command at the end of the month. The law requires three years’ time-in-grade for military officers’ retirement purposes.
