He was forced to leave the army after the publication of the Commission's final report, on January 30, 1975, which found that "he failed to fulfill his duties adequately, and bears much of the responsibility for the dangerous situation in which our troops were caught."
Han blev tvunget til at forlade hæren efter offentliggørelsen af kommissionens endelige rapport den 30. januar 1975, som fandt at "han udførte ikke sine opgaver godt nok, og bærer en stor del af ansvaret for den farlige situation som vore tropper blev bragt i."