Small Wars Journal

Conduct at Issue as Military Officers Face a New Review

Sat, 04/13/2013 - 7:21pm

Conduct at Issue as Military Officers Face a New Review by Thom Shanker, New York Times.

After a series of scandals involving high-ranking officers, the American military for the first time will require generals and admirals to be evaluated by their peers and the people they command on qualities including personal character.

The new effort is being led by Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as part of a broad overhaul of training and development programs for generals and admirals...

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