The strength and greatness of our military is rooted in the fact that this code applies equally to newly enlisted privates and to the general officer who commands them.

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Dannatt is due to step down next year and be replaced by an advocate of a troop surge in Afghanistan, General David Richards, who currently commands British Land Forces.

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