The four-star general commanding the Army Materiel Command has been suspended from command and referred to the Department of the Army Inspector General for investigation by Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth. General Charles Hamilton, who commanded the behemoth Army Materiel Command, was credibly accused of using his personal influence to try to place a female subordinate in an assignment that virtually guaranteed she would be selected for promotion to colonel.
Army General Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, Pressured Assessment Panel to Help Career of ‘Ineffective’ Officer https://t.co/42Itnq7yRn
— Bob Hein (@the_sailor_dog) March 20, 2024
To understand the issue, let’s take a quick look at the backstory. Command is the coin of the realm in the Army. You must command successfully at every level to grow up to be a general. Virtually all captains get the…
