Scandals And Setbacks Rocked The US Military This Week

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http://www.businessinsider.com/scandals-setbacks-plague-militarys-week-2013-4



Here's the breakdown:

— The top general in Africa was fired following revelations about alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct (sound familiar?). This is the second general in the AFRICOM command to get the axe. The first was Army General William Ward who spent a boatload of tax payer money on lavish trips.

Of course, the announcement of his axing came on Friday, not unlike the Petraeus scandal.

— The Congressional Budget Office recommended canceling the Army's coveted Ground Combat Vehicle due to excessive costs. Their report, issued April 2, noted that there were several less expensive routes the Army could take without any loss in readiness.
The program was projected to cost $29 billion which, consequently, is what it costs to run the entire Marine Corps for one year.

— The FBI caught the self dubbed "Godfather of Camp Pendleton," a Department of Defense employee who managed construction contracts on base, April 1 trying to fix contracts for kickbacks.

[Berlum]

1. What about me? Do I look like chopped liver?" - Gen. David Petraeus

[Tom Rinaldo]

2. I consider this good news

People are being investigated and caught and facing consequences, unlike what is happening with too many Wall Street execs. A wasteful program is being called out for being wasteful and now faces the axe because of that. I'll take news like this any day.