So why would Vallely be lying about this?
Paul Vallely doesn’t lie, he just misrepresents the things that he says,
Google him and you will find that the bios on Wikipedia, his web sites, etc. make it appear that he is a retired Army Major General. True, but not the entire story, He graduated from West Point in 1961 and served in Vietnam, but left the Army as a Major to pursue a civilian career. He rose through the ranks as a part time soldier in the Army Reserve to be a Major General. He doesn’t want his audience to know that about him, so its hard to find. Add Army Reserve to your search term and you will see the rest of the story.
He has every right to advocate his political views and to promote his business endeavors as an analyst and pundit. But, that doesn’t make him a military expert and he isn’t. He doesn’t have much more inside information that you do and he is not held in very high regard within the Army. He knows very little about the Navy. So, be careful where you get your information and be more critical of the information that comes your way. Have you even looked at the names on the list? Have you Googled them to find out what was reported at the time of their relief? Those reports paint a very different picture that the story that Paul Valleley is trying to peddle.