Jonn and I have written before about the troubles in DoD’s Nuclear Kingdom. Well, looks like there’s a bit more fallout (intentional pun) from those investigations.
Besides cheating on annual proficiency exams and poor leadership, the investigation turned up leads indicating possible illegal drug use. Those leads were turned over to AFOSI, who investigated the matter.
It looks like the leads were worth following. One 2d Lt is now facing court-martial for drug and obstruction of justice charges; the court-martial will start 21 Jan 2015. Three others were also investigated, but to date charges have not been preferred against them.
The UK newspaper The Independent has a short article giving more details; ditto Fox News and several local Montana media outlets. All appear to contain about the same information.
Looks like fixing the Nuclear Kingdom’s problems may take a while. That should be no surprise, though. Changing an organization’s culture always does.