Maj. Gen. Gary Patton SHARP director, steps down "retires" after an investigation. Is it time for a female director? Does sex matter?

2013-12-19T10:33:25-05:00

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?

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 19 at 2013 10:38 AM

2013-12-19T10:38:07-05:00

From what I've heard about this guy, good riddance. Assaults actually went up 30% under his watch.

Response by SFC Stephen Hester made Dec 19 at 2013 12:29 PM

2013-12-19T12:29:47-05:00

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.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 19 at 2013 1:32 PM

2013-12-19T13:32:52-05:00

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/