Marine General Censured Over Premature Award of Star

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The general who commanded U.S. Marines in the Iraq war received a letter of censure this week for "lack of judgment" in insisting last year that a colonel wear a brigadier general's star even though the Senate had not approved the colonel's promotion, the Marine Corps announced yesterday.

The incident involved a decision by Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston to have Col. Craig Boddington don a single star in April last year to take command of an important military unit in Kuwait. While Boddington had been nominated a year before to become a general, the nomination had yet to be confirmed -- and ended up being delayed indefinitely.

Still, Boddington wore the star for nine months before the Pentagon's inspector general, acting on a tip, launched an investigation.

Hailston announced his retirement this summer and stepped down in July as commander of Marine forces in the Central Command region and the Pacific. In a letter reprimanding him, the Navy's top civilian leader, acting Navy Secretary Hansford Johnson, stressed the importance of abiding by military rules governing promotions.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1801-2003Aug29.html

[JohnOneillsMemory]

1. Jewelry for the camaflouge set, ask Ann Landers.

Now, let's get our etiquette straight or how will we know WHO TO FUCKING PROSECUTE FOR WAR CRIMES??? ahem...pardon my emotional honesty.

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2. funny

rules are rules

[w4rma]

3. Idaho (Republican) senator holds up Air Force promotions

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Larry Craig, a Republican from Idaho, has put a hold on more than 200 Air Force promotions in an attempt to pressure the Air Force to live up to what he described as a commitment to station four new C-130 cargo planes in his home state.
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http://www2.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/09/senator.nominees/

Senator Freezes USAF Promotions
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/12/politics/main558345.shtml

USAF, not Marine, but maybe something similar happened in Boddington's case.