The new defence secretary has told the military leadership to beat it.
Sir Jock Stirrup is to step down as the chief of the defence staff several months earlier than planned following criticism of his stint as head of the armed forces.
The defence secretary, Liam Fox, said Stirrup would leave in the autumn, adding that he wanted "the best people to be in the appropriate posts" by that time.
Stirrup had been due to quit in April 2011, by which time he would have served five years in the post. The permanent under secretary at the Ministry of Defence, Sir Bill Jeffrey, will also leave in the autumn, Fox told the Sunday Times.
The clearout of senior figures is being seen as an attempt by the new government to draw a line under criticism of military strategy and equipment failures.
"Both the chief of defence staff and permanent under secretary are here longer than they needed to be," Fox said.
By: Brant
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