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One in five Army hospital leaders suspended in two years: What's behind the discipline?
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/09/20/3388560/commanders-at-one-in-five-major.html?sp=/99/296/331/354/
Western Regional Medical Command Commander Brig. Gen. John Cho has been suspended pending a Defense Department Inspector General investigation into his command climate.
One in five Army hospital leaders suspended in two years: What's behind the discipline?
By Adam Ashton
Staff writer
September 20, 2014
The Joint Base Lewis-McChord general who lost his command earlier this month is one of eight senior Army medical officers around the world who’ve been suspended or relieved of command over the past two years.
That means nearly one in five major Army medical facilities has had a commander suspended during that time.
It’s an eye-grabbing amount of public discipline for an Army often criticized for being too slow to remove commanders in high-profile positions rather than dismissing them when controversy arises.
It’s unclear if a theme unites the eight suspensions; each was carried out for a distinct reason.
