SeveralrecentscandalsinvolvingmembersandformermembersoftheUSmilitaryhavepromptedDefenseSecretaryLeonPanettatoorderareviewofethics-trainingprograms. Concerncontinuestogrowaboutpoorbehaviorbysomeseniorofficers.
MilitarytrainingcontinuesatSanAntonio-LacklandAirForceBaseinTexas - stillreelingfromoneofthemilitary'sworstsexualabusescandals. AnAirForceinvestigationfoundatleast 48 femalestudentsweresexuallyassaultedbyinstructorsbetweenOctober 2010 andJune 2011. Morethan 25 officersandtrainershavebeeninvestigatedandmanyfacecriminalcharges.
ThecaseisamongseveralinwhichUSmilitaryofficershavebeeninvestigated, demotedorfiredforpoorbehaviorandsexualimproprietiesinthepastyear. AirForceGeneralEdwardRicesaidthemilitaryhastoleadinfixingtheproblems.
"Thisisachallengeandaproblemthroughoutoursociety. WeholdourselvestoaveryhighstandardinthemilitaryandtheAirForce, asweshould. Andso, becausethisisachallengeeverywhere, thereisnoexcuseatallforusnottogetourarmsaroundthisanddobetterthanwehaveinthepast," saidRice.
TheAirForcescandalcomesastheNATOcommanderinAfghanistan, MarineGeneralJohnAllen, isbeinginvestigatedforsendingallegedlyinappropriateemailstoaFloridawoman.
TheAlleninvestigationbeganaftertheFBIfoundtheheadoftheCentralIntelligenceAgency, retiredgeneralDavidPetraeus, washavinganextramaritalaffair. ThescandalforcedhimtoresignasCIAdirector.
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