A Photo of a General’s Family Highlights Civil-Military Concerns
Senators saw a prime example of military leadership during Gen. James McConville’s testimony to become the next Army chief of staff. Others saw a problem about those who choose to serve.
By Paul D. Shinkman, Senior National Security Writer May 2, 2019, at 2:40 p.m.
UNITED STATES - MAY 2: Army Gen. James McConville, nominee to be chief of staff of the Army, prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, May 2, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Army Gen. James McConville, nominee to be chief of staff of the Army, prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed almost unanimous acclaim for Army Gen. James McConville as he testified before them Thursday to become that service branch's top officer, lauding a career so eminent that the committee chairman, Sen. Jim Inhofe, began the hearing by saying, "I can't imagine there's any opposition."
McConville's tenure was exemplified in stacks of badges and ribbons adorning his crisp service dress that glittered under the lights of the Senate chamber, but it wasn't that particular uniform that caught the attention of the Oklahoma Republican and others on the dais.
"Who can vote against a guy, a distinguished general, who has two sons, a daughter – all three captains in the U.S. Army? I say, no one," Inhofe said.
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