Air Force to Replace Four Top Officers at Academy

[Terri]

Air Force to Replace Four Top Officers at Academy

AP
Fox News
March 25, 2003


WASHINGTON — U.S. Air Force leaders told senators Tuesday they will replace four top officers at the Air Force Academy because of the sexual assault scandal, a senator said Tuesday.

The Air Force officials also said two women would be included in the new leadership, said Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.

Clinton spoke after Air Force Secretary James Roche and others gave a closed-door briefing to senators to discuss the allegations that female cadets at the academy were ostracized and reprimanded after they reported they were raped.

"No, I'm not satisfied, but I believe they are making progress," Clinton said. "I believe that changing the leadership is a serious action but it is not sufficient."

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How do you feel about this? Should the officers have been removed? Is it right to insist on female officers to replace them?

[Der Alte]

If an investigation show wrongdoing on the part of any of the officers, they should be removed. It shouldn't make any difference whether the replacements are male or female and the replacements should be given a charge to correct any problems and make sure the Academy is run right. It sounds like a typical Air Force move - find someone to blame to stop the heat. The Lt Gen is running the place and if there was a problem, hes the one that needs to go, not some underling unless he was the one responsible.

[Charie]

I also found it interesting that one of the officers being removed was a woman.

I think the only criterion for new officers would be that they are the very best for the job.