Just checking, but in his entire career from 2LT to Maj General, Schwartz has never had an assignment outside of the District of Columbia. Ever.
During that time the nation has gone through Grenada, Panama, Desert Storm, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
And he made it to Major General. And he stayed in that position as CG of the DC National Guard for 8 years.
Anyone with any experience in the military at all will tell you that this is a bit unusual.
Being experienced in military I read it this way. This guy played one up man ship with the Pentagon. He is no longer protected by obama, they wanted him out.