“another prestigious assignment, but one with no command responsibilities”
See what they did there? No command authority. And he wants to be the commander in chief.
In addition to that, this is like the perfect anti-Trump fairy tale to resonate with liberals.
“No command authority” probably means that he was moved into a command oversight position — kind of like when officers serve in the Pentagon.
They are not directly commanding troops in that position; rather, they are part of forming policies/procedures.
Geesh, what a demotion. /s