"I don't feel I've got anything else to prove to myself," the 31-year-old told British media.
"I wanted things to get back to normal before I made the decision firmly and I wanted to make sure it was the right decision.
Stanning and Glover became Britain's first female rowers to win back-to-back Olympic golds when they retained the coxless pairs title in Rio this year.
"It's about time I made the decision and it has helped me focus on what to do next, certainly with work and the army because I know that's something I want to go back to," Stanning added.
"It seemed the right time to make that decision."
(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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