Army 4-Star Who Pressured Panel to Help Career of Unfit Officer Suspended, Facing Pentagon Investigation
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Army Secretary Christine Wormuth suspended one of the service’s top generals Friday after Military.com reporting revealed he may have inappropriately intervened in a service assessment panel’s work in an attempt to help the career of a subordinate officer who was deemed unfit for command. The case of Gen. Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, […]
Majority of Retired 4-Star Officers Got Jobs in Defense Industry, New Report Says
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More than 80% of the highest-ranking military officers who left the service over the past five years moved into jobs working for the defense industry, according to a new think tank report. Twenty-six of the 32 four-star officers who retired after June 2018 were then employed by “the arms industry as board members, advisors, executives, […]