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A Comprehensive List Of Obama's Misbehaving Senior Military Officers
Air Force Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski Allegedly Sexually Assaulted A Woman.
![A Comprehensive List Of Obama's Misbehaving Senior Military Officers](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticbiassets.in%2Fthumb%2Fmsid-25179269%2Cwidth-700%2Cheight-525%2Cimgsize-71263%2Fair-force-lt-col-jeff-krusinski-allegedly-sexually-assaulted-a-woman-.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus Had An Affair.
![Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus Had An Affair.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179270,width-700,height-525,imgsize-727954/retired-army-gen-david-petraeus-had-an-affair-.jpg)
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Army Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts Got Into A Fight With His Mistress.
![Army Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts Got Into A Fight With His Mistress.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179271,width-700,height-525,imgsize-24811/army-brig-gen-bryan-roberts-got-into-a-fight-with-his-mistress-.jpg)
Commander, Army Training Center and Fort Jackson, S.C.
Roberts was relieved of command and forced to retire as head of one of the Army’s key training commands this summer after he had sexual relations and a physical altercation with a woman who was not his wife.
Army Lt. Gen. David Holmes Huntoon Jr. Abused His Staff.
![Army Lt. Gen. David Holmes Huntoon Jr. Abused His Staff.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179272,width-700,height-525,imgsize-196127/army-lt-gen-david-holmes-huntoon-jr-abused-his-staff-.jpg)
Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
Huntoon quietly retired this July after a Pentagon Inspector General found that as the head of the U.S. Military Academy, he improperly made staffers work at private charity dinners, provide free driving lessons, and even feed a friend’s cats.
Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal Trash Talked Obama.
![Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal Trash Talked Obama.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179273,width-700,height-525,imgsize-188418/army-gen-stanley-mcchrystal-trash-talked-obama-.jpg)
Commander of Coalition Forces in Afghanistan
Gen. Stanley McChrystal was fired as the top man in Afghanistan in 2010 after the Rolling Stone published a scathing piece that depicted him and his staff trash talking President Obama.
Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright Allegedly Had An Affair.
![Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright Allegedly Had An Affair.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179274,width-700,height-525,imgsize-570955/marine-corps-gen-james-cartwright-allegedly-had-an-affair-.jpg)
Vice Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff
After being called Obama’s favorite to succeed Adm. Mike Mullen as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Cartwright was then passed up and forced to retire over allegations of an extramarital affair between him and a female member of his staff.
Cartwright has since become the subject of a criminal investigation for leaking top-secret details of a cyberattack on the Iranian nuclear weapons program to the press. The leaks were beneficial to the Obama administration.
Army Gen. “Kip” Ward Misused Thousands In Government Funds.
![Army Gen. “Kip” Ward Misused Thousands In Government Funds.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179277,width-700,height-525,imgsize-147528/army-gen-kip-ward-misused-thousands-in-government-funds-.jpg)
U.S. Africa Command
Ward was fired and stripped of a star last year after an investigation found that he spent tens of thousands of dollars on superfluous travel and other lavish expenses on the government’s dime. He was also ordered to pay the government $82,000 in restitution.
Marine Col. Daren Margolin Accidentally Shot A Gun In His Office.
![Marine Col. Daren Margolin Accidentally Shot A Gun In His Office.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179278,width-700,height-525,imgsize-10771/marine-col-daren-margolin-accidentally-shot-a-gun-in-his-office-.jpg)
Commanding Officer, Security Battalion at MCB Quantico, Va.
Margolin was promptly relieved of command and faces criminal charges after he negligently discharged his service pistol last month into the floor of his office at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.
Navy Vice Adm. Tim Giardina Cheated At Poker.
![Navy Vice Adm. Tim Giardina Cheated At Poker.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179279,width-700,height-525,imgsize-378463/navy-vice-adm-tim-giardina-cheated-at-poker-.jpg)
Deputy Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
The number two man at the U.S.’s nuclear weapons command was sacked in October by President Obama himself amid revelations that he used counterfeit poker chips during a card game at a casino in Nebraska.
Army Maj. Gen. Ralph Baker Was Fired Over Sex And Alcohol.
![Army Maj. Gen. Ralph Baker Was Fired Over Sex And Alcohol.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179280,width-700,height-525,imgsize-19497/army-maj-gen-ralph-baker-was-fired-over-sex-and-alcohol-.jpg)
Commander, Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa
Baker was fired from a key strategic post in Djibouti in April amid allegations of misconduct regarding alcohol and sexual misconduct that were never fully disclosed. But he wasn’t just fired, he also had to return a substantial portion of his pay.
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Gregg A. Sturdevant Failed To Secure His Base From A Taliban Attack In Afghanistan.
![Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Gregg A. Sturdevant Failed To Secure His Base From A Taliban Attack In Afghanistan.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179281,width-700,height-525,imgsize-158905/marine-corps-maj-gen-gregg-a-sturdevant-failed-to-secure-his-base-from-a-taliban-attack-in-afghanistan-.jpg)
Director, Strategic Planning and Policy, U.S. Pacific Command
Sturdevant was relieved of his post and forced to retire last month after an investigation determined that he neglected to adequately secure his base in Afghanistan prior to a September 2012 attack that killed two Marines and caused nearly $150 million in damage to aircraft. He had been in charge of all Marine aviation assets in the region.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Carey Misbehaved On An Assignment.
![Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Carey Misbehaved On An Assignment.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179282,width-700,height-525,imgsize-9108/air-force-maj-gen-michael-carey-misbehaved-on-an-assignment-.jpg)
Commander, 20th Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command
Carey was the man in charge of part of the Air Force’s arsenal of nuclear weapons when he was relieved of command last month following an investigation into his conduct during a temporary duty assignment.
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M.M. Gurganus Neglected To Implement Security Procedures That Would Have Stopped A Taliban Attack In Afghanistan.
![Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M.M. Gurganus Neglected To Implement Security Procedures That Would Have Stopped A Taliban Attack In Afghanistan.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179283,width-700,height-525,imgsize-212883/marine-corps-maj-gen-charles-m-m-gurganus-neglected-to-implement-security-procedures-that-would-have-stopped-a-taliban-attack-in-afghanistan-.jpg)
Lieutenant General select, awaiting orders to direct Marine Corps Staff at Pentagon.
Gurganus was forced to retire last month after an investigation determined that he failed to provide sufficient security over Camp Leatherneck and Camp Bastion when he was the commanding general of coalition forces in southwestern Afghanistan in 2012. The base was the subject of an attack by Taliban fighters in September 2012 that killed two Marines and destroyed six attack jets.
Navy Rear Adm. Charles Gaouette Made Poor Leadership Decisions.
![Navy Rear Adm. Charles Gaouette Made Poor Leadership Decisions.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179285,width-700,height-525,imgsize-64020/navy-rear-adm-charles-gaouette-made-poor-leadership-decisions-.jpg)
Commander, USS John C. Stennis Strike Group
In October, U.S. Navy officials relieved Gaouette from his command of an aircraft carrier strike group actively deployed to the Middle East after an Inspector General’s investigation into allegations of inappropriate leadership judgment. Though his infractions were never made public, officials stressed that it was an issue with his leadership, not his personal conduct.
Now see some service members who are doing things right.
![Now see some service members who are doing things right.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-25179287,width-700,height-525,imgsize-174652/now-see-some-service-members-who-are-doing-things-right-.jpg)
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