{"id":113962,"date":"2021-05-27T07:30:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T11:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=113962"},"modified":"2021-05-26T21:15:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T01:15:18","slug":"group-of-soldiers-punished-after-sexual-misconduct-probe-with-a-big-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=113962","title":{"rendered":"Group of soldiers punished after sexual misconduct probe…with a big twist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MG Miyako Schanely<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An Army sexual misconduct probe has taken the career of not just a general officer this time but a female\u00a0<\/em>general officer, among 14 others.<\/p>\n

Army Times reports<\/a>;<\/p>\n

An investigation into an Army Reserve command\u2019s mishandling of sexual harassment and assault allegations found significant shortcomings in the unit\u2019s practices and resulted in a total of 15 soldiers being punished, including a major general.<\/p>\n

The inquiry into the Illinois-based 416th Theater Engineer Command started in early 2020 following allegations that the unit\u2019s leaders had improperly conducted internal investigations of sexual assault allegations rather than refer them to outside investigators, as required by Pentagon policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe investigation revealed numerous shortfalls and found various individuals and units improperly handled reports of sexual assault and harassment,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Greg Mosser, deputy commander of Army Reserve Command, during a Monday press briefing ahead of the investigation\u2019s release.<\/p>\n

The 416th TEC\u2019s commander, Maj. Gen. Miyako Schanely, has relinquished command and received a formal memorandum of reprimand from Gen. Joseph M. Martin, the Army vice chief of staff.<\/p>\n

Martin also sanctioned two other senior leaders for their performance failures, though officials declined to name the individuals.<\/p>\n

Amy Braley Franck, a civilian victim advocate with the 416th TEC, told the Associated Press last year that the command launched internal investigations into at least two sexual assault complaints rather than refer them to Army CID, as required.<\/p>\n

In another case, the command put an alleged victim on a firing range with a person she previously accused of sexual harassment, which made her fear for her safety, the AP reported.<\/p>\n

The investigation found that Schanely, who had been suspended in June, failed to properly implement the Sexual Harassment Assault Response Prevention program at the unit.<\/p>\n

In addition to Schanely and the two unnamed leaders, twelve soldiers and three civilians face adverse administrative action from Army Reserve Command following the investigation, according to Mosser.<\/p>\n

Of the twelve punished soldiers, seven received general officer memorandums of reprimand, and five received adverse counseling statements.<\/p>\n

The investigation also found the command had \u201cchallenges\u201d in maintaining the staffing and resources necessary to properly administer its SHARP program, Mosser said.<\/p>\n

The general did not specify any changes that Army Reserve leaders would make to address the staffing problems, citing a lengthy \u201cvetting process\u201d that keeps positions vacant \u201clonger than we would like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Administrative punishments such as GOMORs can \u2014 but don\u2019t always \u2014 halt a soldier career progression.<\/p>\n

Mosser emphasized that commanders could utilize the GOMORs and counseling statements to involuntarily separate the soldiers from the military, but he told Army Times he \u201ccan\u2019t comment on\u201d whether any of the soldiers are currently face separation proceedings.<\/p>\n

General officers in the military\u2019s reserve components have resigned over similar allegations in the past.<\/p>\n

The Wisconsin National Guard\u2019s commanding general stepped down in 2020 after an investigation into how his command handled sexual assault claims. And a Florida Army National Guard general resigned and retired in 2019 amid an investigation into similar claims, though investigators could not substantiate the allegations.<\/p>\n

The 416th Theater Engineer Command is based in Darien, Illinois, and has more than 10,000 assigned soldiers distributed throughout the western part of the country.<\/p>\n

Sexual assault remains a critical issue across the Army. Soldiers made 3,250 reports of sexual assault during fiscal year 2020, according to Defense Department data.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks to Jeff LPH 3 for sending the story in.<\/p>\n

MG Schanely had been a poster child and barrier breaker. In 2014 when she got her first star the Army highlighted her<\/a> being “the first female engineer in the Army Reserve and second in the Army to make general officer.” They also noted that she was “only the second Japanese-American woman to reach the flag rank.” Her career began when she graduated West Point in 1986.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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