Report: McChrystal Tapped By White House For Military Families Initiative

The White House has selected retired General Stanley McChrystal to oversee the administration’s military families initiative, according to the AP, despite the former Afghan commander’s troubled relationship with the administration.

Last June, McChrystal was relieved of his position in Afghanistan after a story in Rolling Stone magazine featured brazen comments from McChrystal and his staff criticizing various White House officials, including Vice President Joe Biden. McChrystal retired in the aftermath and was replaced by then-Centcom Commander General David Petraeus.

The White House initiative, announced at the beginning of the year, is an administration-wide effort to ease military families’ economic challenges and retain servicemembers. It has been spearheaded by First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden.

The oversight panel for the initiative will reportedly feature two other members. An official announcement for McChrystal’s appointment is expected Wednesday.

Following his retirement, McChrystal, a four-star General, accepted a position at Yale University, where he teaches a graduate course on leadership.