Pentagon Investigations Point To Military System That Promotes Abusive Leaders -- Washington Post
There are miserable bosses, and then there are toxic military commanders.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Schmidt was unquestionably among the latter in the view of some staff members under his thumb. A profane screamer, he ran through six executive officers and aide-de-camps in a year. He retired this month after an Air Force inquiry concluded that he was “cruel and oppressive” and mistreated subordinates.
More than a dozen people who worked with Brig. Gen. Scott F. “Rock” Donahue, a retired commander with the Army Corps of Engineers, reported him as a verbally abusive taskmaster. One was so desperate to escape from division headquarters in San Francisco that he asked for a transfer to Iraq. An Army investigation cited the general for “exhibiting paranoia” and making officers cry.
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My Comment: As I had mentioned in a post on Tuesday .... this is just the tip of the iceberg.
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There may be a problem, but this is part of a concerted campaign to pc the military. Same tactics you see in political life "bullying, war on women, etc" or on campus. " making officers cry" and these are officers who will lead in battle? This is leading to a military that will not be able to fight and the loss of a great many lives.
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