Toll of Generals Climbs in Nuke Scandal

[unhappycamper]

Toll of Generals Climbs in Nuke Scandal
September 24, 2008
Military.com|by Colin Clark

In further fallout from the nuclear scandals that have plagued a beleaguered Air Force, the Pentagon is set to announce Thursday afternoon that at least seven general officers -- including at least one three-star general -- and five to seven colonels have been disciplined in connection with nuclear lapses, according to two sources familiar with the issue.

The generals are expected to be named; the colonels will remain anonymous.

A congressional aide confirmed the timing of the announcement but did not know how many officers were to be disciplined or what their punishments might be.

"They are holding this extraordinarily close," the aide said of Air Force and Pentagon officials.

Earlier sources - who sought anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter -- had indicated the number of general officers to be reprimanded stood at five, but that number has climbed since last week.


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[Jackpine Radical]

1. Well, that's the end of 12 to 14 military careers.

Now you just try to hang in for the magic number of years to retirement, if you're not already there.