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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nIn November<\/a>, we read that Major General Ryan Gonsalves’ promotion was being held up because he had mistreated a Congressional aide. Bobo sends us a link to Stars & Stripes<\/a> which reports that the general had called the aide “sweetheart” according to an Inspector General’s report on the incident.<\/p>\n The complaint cited accusations that Gonsalves took issue with the female congressional staffer\u2019s youth, and that the general said she should take detailed notes on why the military needed funding \u201csince she was a Democrat and did not believe in funding the military,\u201d the IG report stated.<\/p>\n Multiple members of the congressional delegation described Gonsalves\u2019 remarks during the meeting as \u201csarcastic and unprofessional,\u201d the report states. Another male staffer described the remarks as \u201csexist, inappropriate and unprofessional,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n At one point during the meeting, the female staffer passed a note to a colleague that read: \u201cDid this guy really just call me sweetheart?,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n Accounts of the meeting differed, however. Some people in attendance defended Gonsalves, saying he acted professionally, though their names and positions were redacted from the report.<\/p>\n The IG report cites another allegation that Gonsalves asked the staffer her age. When she responded, Gonsalves spoke about his time as a young Army officer serving along the Fulda Gap during the Cold War. Gonsalves is then accused of telling the staffer to take notes so her \u201cDemocratic boss\u201d would understand the military\u2019s needs, according to the report.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The general denies the allegations, but the IG report doesn’t believe him. Either way, it doesn’t constitute “mistreatment” like the initial reportage charged. Again, I have to say “So f’n what?” Who cares about a 20-something congressional staffer’s feelings? Also, I have to think that the staffer was poking the bear and antagonized the general, the article doesn’t explain what prompted the general to ask her age. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"