(CNN) The retired Army officer charged with murder and pardoned by President Donald Trump in November has been denied by the Army Special Operations commander to have his status as a member of Army Special Forces reinstated.

Retired Army Maj. Matt Golsteyn requested that the Army reinstate his Special Forces Tab, which was removed nearly six years ago amid allegations that he murdered an Afghan man in 2010. The Army charged him with murder in 2018. Golsteyn pleaded not guilty.

"Following a thorough review, the Commander of the Army Special Operations Command denied Golsteyn's request for reinstatement of the Special Forces Tab," an Army spokesperson said.

The Special Forces tab is awarded upon graduation of the Army's grueling Special Forces Qualification Course.

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