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===Post-Vietnam War service=== After his service in the [[Vietnam War]], Moore served at the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] as the military liaison to the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense.<ref name=Guardia159>Guardia, p. 159</ref> In his next assignment the Army sent him to Harvard University, where he completed his [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[International Relations]] in 1968.<ref name=Guardia160-161>Guardia, pp. 160β161</ref> Having completed his work at Harvard, Moore reported back to the Pentagon to work with the Deputy Chief-of-Staff for Operations. He then helped draft the Army plan for the withdrawal of two brigades of the [[9th Infantry Division (United States)|9th Infantry Division]] to the United States as a part of the [[Vietnamization]] of the war effort.<ref name="Guardia160-161" /> In August 1968, Moore was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.<ref name=Guardia162>Guardia, p. 162</ref> In July 1969, he was assigned as assistant chief of staff, operations and plans, of the [[Eighth United States Army|Eighth Army]] in [[South Korea]], where tensions were high from [[Korean DMZ Conflict|demilitarized zone incursions]] and drug use and racism among Eighth Army troops were at an all-time high.<ref name=Guardia162-163>Guardia, pp. 162β163</ref> Shortly after becoming commanding general of the [[7th Infantry Division (United States)|7th Infantry Division]], Moore was promoted to major general in 1970 and he and his family moved to [[Camp Casey, South Korea]]. He was charged by General [[John H. Michaelis]], commander, [[United States Forces Korea]], with cleaning up the drug abuse problem and racial strife that were prevalent at the time in the 7th Division.<ref name=Guardia163-169>Guardia, pp. 163β169</ref> His plan established Officer's Leadership Schools for company-grade officers and an NCO Leadership School for staff sergeants and below as well as issuing an "Equal Opportunity Policy". He backed up the policy with the promise to punish those leaders who discriminated based on race, ethnicity or creed. As a part of the reformation of division morale, he established several different athletic programs, including football, basketball, and boxing.<ref name=Guardia163-169>Guardia, pp. 163β169</ref> In 1971β1973, as commanding general of the Army Training Center at [[Fort Ord]], [[California]], he oversaw extensive experimentation in adapting basic and advanced individual training under [[Project VOLAR]], in preparation for the end of conscription and the institution of the Modern Volunteer Army.<ref name=CMH90-3>Moore and Tuten, pp. 52β59</ref><ref name=Guardia170-175>Guardia, pp. 170β175</ref> In August 1973, Moore was assigned as commanding general, US Army Military Personnel Center (MILPERCEN). In 1974, he was appointed deputy chief of staff for personnel, [[United States Department of the Army|Department of the Army]], his last assignment before leaving the army. He dealt with army recruiting issues after the termination of the draft, as well as the orderly reduction of forces after the close of the Vietnam War.<ref name=Guardia180-181>Guardia, pp. 180β181</ref> Moore's next assignment would have been to become the commanding general, [[U.S. Army Japan]], but he decided to retire instead. Moore retired from the army on August 1, 1977, after completing 32 years of active service.<ref name=Guardia181>Guardia, p. 181</ref>
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