Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth has fired a four-star general over his alleged inappropriate involvement in a subordinate’s promotion board.
Wormuth fired former head of Army Materiel Command Gen. Charles R. Hamilton on Tuesday. Military.com was first to report the four-star’s dismissal.
“Based on the findings of a Department of the Army Inspector General investigation, the secretary of the Army has relieved Gen. Charles Hamilton of command,” Army spokeswoman Cynthia O. Smith wrote in a statement to Army Times.
“The current acting commander of Army Materiel Command, Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan, will continue in this role pending the nomination of a permanent replacement to serve as the commander.”
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Wormuth suspended Hamilton earlier this year after officials found “credible allegations” that he had improperly influenced a former subordinate’s command assignment, Army Times reported.
Hamilton is one of only about a dozen four-star generals in the Army.
source: militarytimes.com/your-army/army-secretary-fires-four-star-general-for-promotion-board-meddling
