LTG (R) Petraeus? SECDEF considers grade redetermination for convicted general?
SECDEF appears committed to holding general officers accountable for their actions. Will we see Petraeus back in uniform, brought onto Active Duty solely to be demoted? Will this open the door to actually holding retirees accountable under UCMJ? Will this lead to, gasp, holding general officers accountable for their actions, across the board?
I know it will be difficult for many of you, but let's please refrain from making comments comparing Petraeus and Clinton. If you want to discuss Clinton, start another thread. This thread is about Petraeus' misdeeds (verified, admitted, convicted), SECDEF's approach to managing the misbehavior of general officers, and what this might mean for other retirees and the UCMJ.
It could also be about the Army and its institutional policies on dealing with information received from the FBI or the CIA. We've seen the Army take extreme action against two Special Forces officers based on apparently tenuous information from the FBI and CIA, yet apparently incriminating evidence from the FBI about Petraeus gets a big nothing-to-see-here from the Army. They say justice is blind. Is this another case where rank obscures this maxim?
SECDEF appears committed to holding general officers accountable for their actions. Will we see Petraeus back in uniform, brought onto Active Duty solely to be demoted? Will this open the door to actually holding retirees accountable under UCMJ? Will this lead to, gasp, holding general officers accountable for their actions, across the board?
I know it will be difficult for many of you, but let's please refrain from making comments comparing Petraeus and Clinton. If you want to discuss Clinton, start another thread. This thread is about Petraeus' misdeeds (verified, admitted, convicted), SECDEF's approach to managing the misbehavior of general officers, and what this might mean for other retirees and the UCMJ.
It could also be about the Army and its institutional policies on dealing with information received from the FBI or the CIA. We've seen the Army take extreme action against two Special Forces officers based on apparently tenuous information from the FBI and CIA, yet apparently incriminating evidence from the FBI about Petraeus gets a big nothing-to-see-here from the Army. They say justice is blind. Is this another case where rank obscures this maxim?
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I think it stinks that after this long the Sec of Def. can reduce someone in rank. Even if he or she is a General officer. Yes I know he was convicted of mishandling of classified material. They should have reduced him back then. Maybe we as military community should let our voices be heard.
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