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norml Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 03:28 AM
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78. General accused of sexual misconduct fired
Posted on Wed, Aug. 10, 2005


Byrnes

General accused of sexual misconduct fired

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON — In an extraordinary move, the Army has sacked a four-star general who was the subject of a Defense Department investigation into alleged sexual misconduct, officials said Tuesday.

Gen. Kevin P. Byrnes, commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command, was approaching retirement when Gen. Peter Schoomaker, the Army chief of staff, decided to relieve him of duty.

The Army announced no specific allegation against Byrnes, but a senior official said it involved unspecified sexual misconduct.

Disciplinary action against officers is not rare, but it is extremely unusual in the case of a four-star general. Records from the General Officer Management Office show no cases in recent history in which a four-star general has been relieved of duty for disciplinary reasons, said Lt. Col. Pamela Hart, an Army spokeswoman.


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