hiː lˈɛft ðɪ ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi kˈɔːɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː tə bɪkˌʌm ðə hˈɛd ʌvðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt fɚðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl stˈæf bˌʌt ɹᵻtˈɜːnd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv æz ɪts ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl kəmˈændɚ.
He left the Artillery Corps in 1993 to become the Head of the Operations Department for the General Staff but returned in 1995 as its overall commander.