Posted on Dec 19, 2013
Maj. Gen. Gary Patton SHARP director, steps down "retires" after an investigation. Is it time for a female director? Does sex matter?
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Im sure there's more to this story that will come out later, especially since he had "no comment" which is what your lawyers tell you to say.
How is it the leaders of these programs keep getting in trouble? Im honestly just sick of it.
Do you think a woman could change things? Is it sexist to even suggest that?
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Regardless of why MG Patton is retiring, the sex of the SHARP director is and should be immaterial. Doing what is RIGHT is not a matter of gender but of values. If the director can't do the right thing, HE or SHE should be fired.
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SFC Matthew Parker
The director of the US Secret Service was replaced with a woman, she was terrible. A figure head placed there by woman members of congress. Gender isn't a pre rec for success.
This new director of the USSS is going down fast, too much good ole boy and not enough reform. Again gender isn't a pre rec for success.
Get the right officer with the right leadership traits and you should see improvement.
This new director of the USSS is going down fast, too much good ole boy and not enough reform. Again gender isn't a pre rec for success.
Get the right officer with the right leadership traits and you should see improvement.
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I think it's pretty obvious that this retirement is more closely related to the prison-condition coverup than the increased SHARP reports. I agree that an increase in reporting is a GOOD thing.
"Meanwhile, the Pentagon's inspector general announced this fall that it had determined Patton and his boss, Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, had improperly tried to hinder the staff at their training command in Afghanistan in 2011 from talking to investigators about poor conditions at a hospital there."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/16/military-sexual-assault-pentagon-maj-gen-gary-patton-sen-kirsten-gillibrand/4042995/
"Meanwhile, the Pentagon's inspector general announced this fall that it had determined Patton and his boss, Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, had improperly tried to hinder the staff at their training command in Afghanistan in 2011 from talking to investigators about poor conditions at a hospital there."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/16/military-sexual-assault-pentagon-maj-gen-gary-patton-sen-kirsten-gillibrand/4042995/
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From what I've heard about this guy, good riddance. Assaults actually went up 30% under his watch.
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SFC Michael Hasbun
SFC Gates brings up an interesting point. Larger numbers of reported incidents may actually be an indicator of early success...
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SFC Michael Hasbun
Larger reporting numbers may be an indicator of greater confidence in the system..
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SGT Ben Keen
I agree with SFC Gates...the increase in reports may actually be a good thing. Maybe the people under his command felt more comfortable to come forward. In cases like this, there is so much that happens behind a close door or whispered in the halls that we may never know all the answers to the questions.
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