47 senior military officers retired in armed forces overhaul

[Defense Ministry]

The Defense Ministry has retired 47 elder subject officers, including the Commander of the Army, the General Inspector of the Army, the Commander of the Navy and the Commander of the Air Force, arsenic portion of wide subject reforms.

“These bonzer reviews whitethorn look sudden, but they are a accordant step pursuing decisions to merge subject units and instrumentality the caller Force Structure approved by Parliament and the National Defense Council,” Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said.

The review, led by General Dimitris Houpis, main of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, targeted elder ranks such arsenic Lieutenant General, Major General, Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral.

“The Greek equipped forces suffer from an excess of high-ranking officers, a information incompatible with ‘Agenda 2030,’” Dendias said. “The Greek subject cannot person much elder officers than the US military, which is six times larger.”

Dendias stressed the urgency of restructuring, calling rationalization indispensable for unit and subject bases to beforehand modernization efforts.