The Army plans to convene an "early retirement board" in August to tap many of the service's colonels and lieutenant colonels for involuntary retirement, according to an internal message from Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno and Army Secretary John McHugh. "To help shape the Army Competitive Category (ACC) officer corps by the end of [fiscal year 20]17, the Army will conduct a Selective Early Retirement Board (SERB) in August 2013," states the message, which is from the General...
