The U.S. Army recently suspended a four-star general after documents revealed that he reportedly meddled with the military branch’s command assessment program.
Gen. Charles Hamilton, the head of Army Materiel Command, has been temporarily suspended from the army, according to Army Secretary Christine Wormuth’s spokeswoman.
Hamilton is accused of using his position to influence the approval of a lieutenant colonel’s command assignment.
The female lieutenant colonel was initially interviewed by an assessment board, which had unanimously voted not to recommend her for command.
From Fox News:
The four-star general allegedly persuaded the board to give the lieutenant colonel a second interview. Before that interview took place, Hamilton reportedly contacted the second interview's potential panelists to discuss the candidates. The second panel also voted against the candidate. The officer is still allowed to try a future assessment next year.
