(02-10-2020, 12:22 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(02-10-2020, 11:32 AM)B2hibry Wrote: The term "fired" is a little misleading. The LTC had already decided to leave the NSC but in any case, he was reassigned to the Pentagon. He did not lose rank, he did not receive non-judicial punishment, etc. Reassignments occur all the time in the officer corp for similar conflicts of interest or simply as a career progression move. There seems to be a lot of misinformation or basic understanding in this thread from the non-military members.

That all reads correct to me.
What did I say that you think contradicts this?

First I'll respond to B2hibry.  He was relieved of his duty and escorted off of the White House grounds.  In essence he was "fired" from his job even though he did not lose rank, etc.  That's pretty much an "end of career" thing for an officer.  I don't know if the Army does FITREPS like the Navy does, but this will be reflected in his if they do which means no promotions, pretty much less-than-desirable assignments and basically forced out.  He will either resign or retire.

Now my response to mikey.

(02-07-2020, 07:15 PM)mikesez Wrote: He's going to go do similar work for maybe exactly the same amount of money only three miles away.
This is a nothingburger. Not the first time people made lateral moves due to personal conflicts and won't be the last.

This is very much not a "nothingburger".  It may seem like a "lateral move" to you, but it's pretty much the end of his career.  He will never make Colonel and is pretty much forced out.

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