Posted on Jan 18, 2016
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I think it stinks that after this long the Sec of Def. can reduce someone in rank. Even if he or she is a General officer. Yes I know he was convicted of mishandling of classified material. They should have reduced him back then. Maybe we as military community should let our voices be heard.
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SECDEF
David Petraeus
Posted 9 y ago
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I don't think so. That punishment is being done due to something the general is planning to present in a book. Something like that. And it's just not fair.
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All political horse crap. Theres other important things to consider besides his affair. On the matter of classified information; if Hillary can be acquitted, with her classified email server in her unsecure basement, then his can too. If not then Both need to spend time in jail to included the CG personal staff.
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Sure. He was my Brigade commander, screwed everything up, caused a lot of issues, and spoke about integrity , doing what is right, he fell victim to the simplest ambush, Bush.
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Funny how some people can handle classified material improperly and nothing happens.
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No. Look at what this man has given for US and our freedom. He didn't secure the material back in the proper container but there is no evidence his locked drawer was breached. He STEPPED UP and admitted it, unlike Hillary who lies, lies and lies some more. She needs to be in prison IMO but I am not the FBI or the judge.
The time to punish him was then, not now. I only served 6 years and as an enlisted soldier at that. My family went through a lot, they all missed several years of our son growing up. My wife and son even went went me to S. Korea on an unaccompanied tour and we lived in a mud hut with a thatched roof for a year.
Leave Petraeus alone, you missed your chance. And how many people have the Clinton's had killed? Last tally I had was 34. What does she have on Obama or the SCOTUS that makes her "untouchable"?
The time to punish him was then, not now. I only served 6 years and as an enlisted soldier at that. My family went through a lot, they all missed several years of our son growing up. My wife and son even went went me to S. Korea on an unaccompanied tour and we lived in a mud hut with a thatched roof for a year.
Leave Petraeus alone, you missed your chance. And how many people have the Clinton's had killed? Last tally I had was 34. What does she have on Obama or the SCOTUS that makes her "untouchable"?
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Definition is retire "at the highest rank successfully served". In the case of someone that held any job successfully at O-10, he retires at O-10. If his only job as O-10 was the one he got in trouble while serving, then O-9 is the last "successful" rank held and is reduced. If the misconduct occurred while CIA Director, after he retired as O-10, he "successfully served".
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MAJ (Join to see)
Misconduct occurred while in uniform--Petreaus admitted as much (after lying consistently to the FBI about it).
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I think it's political. If they were going to do this it should have been done before now.
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SFC Dave Wynn We are all human beings and make mistakes, the level of our mistakes is what really makes the difference. There should be repercussions.
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SSG Audwin Scott
Even if he gets reduced in rank, he will still receiving retirement pay at the highest rank held. So where's the punishment!
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I would like to see the original story. I would think he served as a 4-star long enough to warrant that rank. If any punishment it should have be done then, prior to his retirement and prior to working as CIA Director.
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MAJ (Join to see)
It seems you missed the main point in the article: the FBI recently gave the Army incriminating information about Petreaus; the Army Secretary decided not to do anything with said information; SECDEF is reconsidering. Such action couldn't have been taken when he retired, because at that point the FBI hadn't provided said incriminating evidence.
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SFC A.M. Drake
MAJ Jäger,
I did not write the original article, therefore I could not have missed the main point from your perspective.
I did not write the original article, therefore I could not have missed the main point from your perspective.
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1SG Charles Lyons
MAJ (Join to see) - Would not the correct course of action be new charges based on the new evidence? To me, that would seem the appropriate course and due process.
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