Gen. William "Kip" Ward still under investigation

[Dozer523]

Originally Posted by Badger52

Decision Soon On Ex-AFRICOM Chief’s Punishment
By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Early Bird link to AP story


I find this last statement attributed to GEN Odierno at once incredible horsehockey, and completely

More bling should mean more sting.

and a Private (on food stamps often enough) knows $million. . . how? Nice to know there are people this out of touch . . . At the top. . . Making decisions . . . About you and me . . . . Just when you think you have seen it all

These days I can't get drunk enough, fast enough.

[BKKMAN]

Based on the 2012 Pay Table [4-Star over 40 pay: 19,239.90; 3-Star over 40 pay: 16,975.80]

Retirement at 4-Star rank: $14429.92 / month or $173,159 / year
Retirement at 3-Star rank: $12731.85 / month or $152,782 / year

“This is not a good old boy network. When you do something wrong you will be held accountable.”

The utter hypocrisy of many officers at the O-6 level and above is breathtaking...most notably, some of the recent statements of General Dempsey and General Odierno are reminiscent of listening to Stepanie Cutter or Debbie Wasserman Schultz spin a topic...

I have seen more than a few good enlisted men (and some lower ranking officers) have their careers ended for far less than the malfeasance/impropriety/misconduct/misbehavior of General Ward or COL James Johnson...

[Ghost_Team]

I look at GO's (well, pretty much any officer in command) and see the same thing I see when I look at Congress. A bunch of halfwit jackasses who are so totally secure in their positions of power that they are totally comfortable exempting themselves from the rules that they come up with that the rest of us peasants must live by.

Talk about being out of touch with reality & living at the height of hypocrisy.

[afchic]

Originally Posted by Ghost_Team

I look at GO's (well, pretty much any officer in command) and see the same thing I see when I look at Congress. A bunch of halfwit jackasses who are so totally secure in their positions of power that they are totally comfortable exempting themselves from the rules that they come up with that the rest of us peasants must live by.

Talk about being out of touch with reality & living at the height of hypocrisy.

Not all of us are half-wit jackasses .

[BKKMAN]

Originally Posted by BKKMAN

Based on the 2012 Pay Table [4-Star over 40 pay: 19,239.90; 3-Star over 40 pay: 16,975.80]

Retirement at 4-Star rank: $14429.92 / month or $173,159 / year
Retirement at 3-Star rank: $12731.85 / month or $152,782 / year

“This is not a good old boy network. When you do something wrong you will be held accountable.”

The utter hypocrisy of many officers at the O-6 level and above is breathtaking...most notably, some of the recent statements of General Dempsey and General Odierno are reminiscent of listening to Stepanie Cutter or Debbie Wasserman Schultz spin a topic...

I have seen more than a few good enlisted men (and some lower ranking officers) have their careers ended for far less than the malfeasance/impropriety/misconduct/misbehavior of General Ward or COL James Johnson...

I stand corrected. Based on the 2007 Defense Authorization Act, the following was added IRT retirement:

SEC. 642. INAPPLICABILITY OF RETIRED PAY MULTIPLIER MAXIMUM
PERCENTAGE TO CERTAIN SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES IN EXCESS OF 30 YEARS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 1409(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.—
‘‘(A) RETIREMENT BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2007.—In the case
of a member who retires before January 1, 2007, with
more than 30 years of creditable service, the percentage
to be used under subsection (a) is 75 percent.
‘‘(B) RETIREMENT AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2006.—In the
case of a member who retires after December 31, 2006,
with more than 30 years of creditable service, the percentage
to be used under subsection (a) is the sum of—
‘‘(i) 75 percent; and
‘‘(ii) the product (stated as a percentage) of—
‘‘(I) 21⁄2; and
‘‘(II) the member’s years of creditable service
(as defined in subsection (c)) in excess of 30 years
of creditable service, under conditions authorized
for purposes of this subparagraph during a period
designated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes
of this subparagraph.’’.

So....he would get the 30 years/75% + 2.5% for every year over that...which would mean 40 years = 100% retirement:

Retirement at 4-Star rank: $19239.90 / month or ~$230,878 / year
Retirement at 3-Star rank: $16975.80 / month or ~$203,709 / year

Guess someone's going to be on food stamps...
Oh, the humanity...

[The Reaper]

I guess I just learned a lesson about our CSA.

This is wrong on many levels.

They busted LTG Kensinger for allegedly lying to the Tillman family about what happened to Pat. He did not benefit or profit from the action, and was reduced from 0-9 to O-8, AFTER retirement.

Justice has not been served.

TR

[BMT (RIP)]

A senior U.S. official says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has demoted the former head of U.S. Africa Command who was accused of spending thousands of dollars on lavish travel and other unauthorized expenses

http://www.stripes.com/general-demot...nding-1.196968



BMT

[BKKMAN]

Originally Posted by BMT

A senior U.S. official says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has demoted the former head of U.S. Africa Command who was accused of spending thousands of dollars on lavish travel and other unauthorized expenses

http://www.stripes.com/general-demot...nding-1.196968



BMT

Panetta stripped Gen. William "Kip" Ward of a star, which means that he will now retire as a three-star lieutenant general despite arguments from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff against the demotion. Ward also has been ordered also repay the government $82,000.

So he'll only make $200K+ per year in retirement...tough life - not...such BS at the senior ranks as they cover for each other...

According to the official, Panetta reviewed the Ward matter and concluded that the wrongdoing found by the Defense Department Inspector General, in a report released earlier this year, demanded accountability.

Hahahahahahahahahahaha...

[SF_BHT]

He was already lowered to LTG because he was not in a billet for a 4 Star for over 12 months. So this was not even a demotion just an administrative action. What a POS. Guess they had to do some sort of announcement to show that they are doing something since so many GO's and Col's are in trouble right now.