Nominee for Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Cleared of Sexual Misconduct, But Will it Matter?
The nominee for the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has been accused of sexual misconduct, but an investigation could find nothing to corroborate the allegation:
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The Air Force has found no evidence to corroborate allegations of sexual misconduct by the four-star nominated to be the military’s No. 2 officer, but that investigation may not be enough to satisfy Senate lawmakers considering his nomination.
On April 12, a service member came forward with allegations that U.S. Strategic Command head Gen. John Hyten, currently the head of U.S. Strategic Command, initiated “abusive sexual contact” and “an inappropriate relationship” with her, a senior military official familiar with the investigation told reporters Wednesday.
Hyten, announced in April as the nominee to become vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is awaiting confirmation by the Senate Armed Services Committee, whose members were briefed Wednesday on the investigation carried out by the Air Force Office of Special Investigation.
“After a comprehensive investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, there was insufficient evidence to support any finding of misconduct on the part of Gen. Hyten,” said Pentagon spokeswoman Col. DeDe Halfhill. “Gen. Hyten cooperated with the investigation. With more than 38 years of service to our nation, Gen. Hyten has proven himself to be a principled and dedicated patriot.”
Defense News
You can read more at the link, but essentially one of General Hyten’s aides who was probably the rank of Colonel accused him of unwanted kissing and hugging after he was nominated for the Vice Chairman job. What complicates this though is that she was given a letter of reprimand from investigators for toxic leadership behavior. She was also given a negative officer evaluation report from General Hyten which she was appealing when he was nominated for the Vice Chairman job.
This turns this into a he said, she said situation and it will be interesting to see what happens because in this #metoo environment those accused of sexual misconduct are guilty until proven innocent. The investigation could not prove anything either way.
With so many cowards in the US Senate, the General could get a note from Jesus and not be anything but a h0mophobic r@cist and a p@triachy-enabling r@pist.
BTW, pay no attention to Hillary’s potty-room email server being pwned by the Chinese, Bill’s trips on p3do-express with Epsteon, or Obama essentially authorizing the so-called “Russian” hacking of the 2016 election…
No! I’m not kidding. Pay no attention to Democrat abuses. I’m not going to warn you again. Or I might. 😀
another tale of a vindictive woman making false allegations to either advance their career or attempt to excuse their own incompetence. Army needs to get rid of all that SARC/Sharp nonsense, tying up valuable resource that should be used for warfighting. BDE staffs are suffering at about 75-80% strength but the Sharp office will always be 100% manned.
He will fit right in with Trump’s guys.