THE British commander in Bosnia, Lieutenant General Sir Michael Rose,
will return to Britain next month and receive a long-expected promotion,
the Army said last night.
The former SAS chief, who survived an arduous 12-month term in the
Army's toughest post, is to be promoted to full general.
General Rose, 54, will return briefly to his former job as Deputy
Commander-in-Chief of UK Land Forces before being promoted to take over
as Adjutant General in July.
The post is one of the top three in the Army and notches up yet
another success for the SAS ''clan''.
He will replace General Sir Michael Wilkes, a former SAS commander,
who is retire.
The current Chief of the General Staff is General Sir Charles Guthrie,
formerly of the SAS.
General Rose is expected to receive a top gallantry award -- probably
the Distinguished Service Order -- for his courageous work in Bosnia.
He was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1964 but spent a
significant part of his Army career working undercover with the SAS.
He commanded 22 SAS Regiment from 1979-1982 through the Iranian
Embassy siege and the Falklands conflict.
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