At least 30% of fired U.S. military commanders were fired because of sexual misconduct

[daftandbarmy]

At least 30% of U.S. military commanders fired because of sexual misconduct

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, fired from his command in Afghanistan last May and now facing a court-martial on charges of sodomy, adultery and pornography and more, is just one in a long line of commanders whose careers were ended because of possible sexual misconduct.

Sex has proved to be the downfall of presidents, members of Congress and other notables. It’s also among the chief reasons that senior military officers are fired.

At least 30% of military commanders fired over the past eight years lost their jobs because of sexually related offenses, including harassment, adultery, and improper relationships, according to statistics compiled by The Associated Press.

The figures bear out growing concerns by Defense Department and military leaders over declining ethical values among U.S. forces, and they highlight the pervasiveness of a problem that came into sharp relief because of the resignation of one of the Army’s most esteemed generals, David Petraeus, and the investigation of a second general, John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/20/at-least-30-of-u-s-military-commanders-fired-because-of-sexual-misconduct/

 

[Kat Stevens]

Might want to tweak that thread title bit, makes it read like almost 1/3 of ALL leaders get canned for using company ink.

 

[IBX.Lee]

Might want to tweak that thread title bit, makes it read like almost 1/3 of ALL leaders get canned for using company ink.

That's how I read it at first too and was shocked.

 

[ModlrMike]

Kind of meaningless if we don't know what the 30% represents. How many total commanders? How many fired? For example if 3 of 10 fired commanders come from a pool of 1000, then the real percentage is 0.03% of all commanders. Not really a significant statistic, particularly if the pool of commanders is quite large.

 

[Old Sweat]

In a recent study of US Army generals the author identified a movement away from relieving commanders for failures in the field, especially if they are division commanders and above. I wonder if that has any bearing on the issue.

See Thomas E Ricks. The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, (The Penguin Press, 2012)

 

[Robert0288]

Here's a list of US Navy firings over the last year and a bit

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2012/11/navy-2012-co-xo-cmc-firings-list/

 

[tomahawk6]

The solution is for the wives of senior officers need to be employed as their spouse's clerk/secretary. :camo:

 

[Pandora114]

The solution is for the wives of senior officers need to be employed as their spouse's clerk/secretary. :camo:

Or the man take some responsibility for his gonads an NOT fraternize.  He is a higher rank he needs to keep his dick in his pants, and if he is hit on by a sandbox Cinderella he needs to get her ass canned.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Or the man take some responsibility for his gonads an NOT fraternize.  He is a higher rank he needs to keep his dick in his pants, and if he is hit on by a sandbox Cinderella he needs to get her *** canned.

Gold  :nod: