{"id":108474,"date":"2020-12-19T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=108474"},"modified":"2020-12-18T22:25:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T03:25:44","slug":"ranger-training-battalion-co-relieved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=108474","title":{"rendered":"Ranger Training Battalion CO relieved"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Both Jeff LPH 3 and the KoB sent this one in to us.<\/p>\n

The battalion commander overseeing Ranger School\u2019s Mountain Phase at Camp Frank D. Merrill, Georgia, was relieved Nov. 20 after an investigation substantiated complaints that he made \u201cderogatory comments to subordinates,\u201d according to Army officials.<\/p>\n

Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, who leads the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning, relieved the 5th Ranger Training Battalion commander \u201cdue to his inability to uphold professional standards of conduct,\u201d a statement from the general reads.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe allegations were reported to the MCoE command and thoroughly investigated, substantiating the allegations of unprofessional behavior,\u201d Donahoe added in the statement. \u201cThese allegations included the use of derogatory comments to subordinates in the commander\u2019s formation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Army officials did not provide the commander\u2019s name due to privacy restrictions.<\/p>\n

Task and Purpose, which first reported the news, noted that Lt. Col. Scott Basso had recently been replaced with Lt. Col. Derek Johnson as the commander of the battalion on the unit\u2019s website. Command Sgt. Maj. John Howerton has retained the senior enlisted position.<\/p>\n

MCoE spokesman Ben Garrett said the 5th Ranger Training Battalion commander was first suspended Oct. 30, pending the completion of the investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Army\u2019s number one priority is our people,\u201c Donahoe\u2019s statement reads. \u201cPeople First means taking care of our Soldiers, making sure they feel valued and supported by their teammates, leadership and community and always treating others with dignity and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The exact nature of the complaint, and other details from the investigation, was not provided by officials and will have to be requested by Army Times through a Freedom of Information Act request.<\/p>\n

Penalties for Army leaders have been common this month, following the release of an independent committee\u2019s report on the command climate at Fort Hood, Texas.<\/p>\n

However, Fort Benning\u2019s investigation, and action taken against the battalion commander, predated the release of that report.<\/p>\n

The Fort Hood report determined that there was an environment at Fort Hood that allowed sexual assault and harassment to proliferate, triggering the relief and suspension of 14 leaders, including the post\u2019s acting commander.<\/p>\n

The report also found that Army CID special agents at the post were under-experienced and over-assigned \u2014 an issue that career special agents told Army Times was not unique to Fort Hood.<\/p>\n

This weekend, Army leaders also suspended the battalion commander and command sergeant major from the 602nd Aviation Support Battalion at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, amid \u201callegations of racism, bigotry and discrimination\u201d that were made via an anonymous tip line. Exact details of those allegations were also not immediately provided.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sure be interesting to see what the nature of the “derogatory” comments were and to whom.<\/p>\n

Source; Army Times\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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