Pentagon Report: Misbehavior And Sex Complaints Against Brass And Senior Defense Officials Are Spiking

USA Today: Pentagon reports spike in misbehavior, sex complaints against brass, senior civilians

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon Tuesday reported a rise in complaints of misconduct against military brass and senior civilian officials over the last two years, and a steady trend in proven allegations of sexual misbehavior and improper relationships among its most senior officials.

The increase in complaints and steady stream of disgraced generals, admirals and senior officials comes despite the Pentagon’s repeated stance that it has a “zero-tolerance” policy for such ethical and legal misbehavior.

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Tuesday, the Pentagon Inspector General reported a 13% increase from fiscal year 2015 to 2017 in the number of complaints alleging misconduct among senior officials, from 710 to 803. Moreover, the Inspector General found that investigators continued to substantiate allegations against senior officials, including sexual misconduct, at a steady rate.

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WNU Editor: When many of your top generals, admirals, and defense officials are behaving like this, you have a problem ....

.... military investigators had documented at least 500 cases of serious misconduct among generals, admirals and senior civilian officials for the fiscal years 2013 through 2016.

The culture is changing when it comes to this type of behavior .... and with it comes publicity and legal consequences. I think we are seeing the tip of the iceberg right now.