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Vice Admiral Mark Norman says he wants to return to his position as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, the same job he had before being suspended by Gen. Jon Vance in January 2017.

But that won’t be happening.

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Norman was talking to journalists about what he would like to see happens next now that federal prosecutors have stayed the one charge of breach of trust that he faced.

“I believe that for me and for the Canadian Armed Forces the best choice would be for me to go back into my former position,” Norman told journalists at a news conference after the court proceedings.

The vice chief of the defence staff is the second highest ranking military position in the Canadian Forces.

But Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan shot down any return of Norman to the position of VCDS.

“We currently have a vice-chief of defence staff and he will remain in place,” Sajjan told reporters. “I understand that Gen. Vance, as his immediate superior, will be meeting with him and discussing the next steps. Once those discussions have taken place I’ll have further advice given to me.”