Head of D.C. National Guard to step down during Trump inauguration — https://t.co/6EdVHg7ysT pic.twitter.com/vgwvhaOjrq

— Military Times (@MilitaryTimes) January 13, 2017

“…A guard spokesman, Maj. Byron Coward, said Friday that Maj. Gen. Errol Schwartz will be stepping down at 12:01 p.m. on Jan. 20, just after Trump is sworn in…”

“…Schwartz told The Washington Post in an interview “the timing is very unusual” but that he’s following orders.

“I’m a soldier,” he told the newspaper, adding that he has not been told why he was asked to step down… “