Battalion leadership suspended at Fort Carson.

2014-07-13T10:25:34-04:00

What's the deal with this? I just read about it yesterday. Why were they suspended?

http://www.armytimes.com/article/20140710/NEWS/307100073/Apache-battalion-leaders-suspended-under-investigation

Apache battalion leaders suspended, under investigation

The command team for 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, has been suspended pending an ongoing investigation.

Response by MSG(P) Michael Warrick made Jul 13 at 2014 10:32 AM

2014-07-13T10:32:12-04:00

There must be a good reason to suspend them and to conduct a ongoing investigation that the article is not telling us.

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Jul 13 at 2014 10:40 AM

2014-07-13T10:40:36-04:00

the article indicates low morale.....could be a myriad of things....could be suicides in the unit; not recommending their Soldiers for awards/promotions; not taking care of the families; no family readiness programs; multiple Sexual Assault allegations (maybe without action); multiple IG complaints (substantiated) and etc....

Again, I do not know the specifics of the case however, just trying to give you some ideas that could lead to this kind of action......something significant must be going on to make it look like a credible case.

Response by SSG Trevor S. made Jul 13 at 2014 10:48 AM

2014-07-13T10:48:15-04:00

What is this "suspension" thing that seems to be popular lately? I don't remember anywhere in the UCMJ, or evaluations, or Army Command Policy where suspension is described as a technique to be used. Is "suspension" just a new politically correct term for relieved?

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 13 at 2014 11:27 AM

2014-07-13T11:27:56-04:00

COL Vincent Stoneking nailed it already. Suspension is not relief. Under AR 600-8-2, any commander's investigation (formal or informal) or law enforcement investigation (military or civilian) is cause for a flag to be initiated. Doesn't mean anything punitive, it's an administrative tool pending the outcome of the findings. I believe it is AR 600-20 that says something about personnel cannot hold command positions while flagged, so they would be temporarily reassigned pending the outcome. It's not something new, it's just we are more aware now with the speed of technology and the HUGE spotlight we have on the military caused by the media's attention on recent cases. I had not seen this article before but would be interested to learn more of the facts.