Brickbat: Lending a Helping Hand
A four-star U.S. army general has been suspended and is now under investigation after Military.com reported he made concerted efforts to ensure a female lieutenant colonel passed an assessment board for battalion command. Gen. Charles Hamilton spent about a month lobbying officers on the board to pass her. When she failed, he got her a second panel two days later, something that sources told Military.com was unprecedented. She failed the second panel.
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