Parris Island leadership fired: Marine Colonel and SgtMajor
http://usmclife.com/2016/06/parris-island-marine-colonel-fired-mcrd-commander/Private Raheel Siddiqui died March 18 — not even two weeks after arriving at the Parris Island recruit training depot — where about half of the service’s recruits are trained each year.
Siddiqui’s supervisor at the South Carolina depot was Col. Paul D. Cucinotta.
Cucinotta has been removed from his recruit training commander position, due to a “loss of trust and confidence in his ability to serve in that position… relating to instances where policies and procedures were not followed,” the Washington Post reports.
Also fired from his position was SgtMajor Nicolas Deabreau, according to the Associated Press. Deabreau was the top enlisted leader with Recruit Training Regiment at MCRD Parris Island, said Capt. Gregory Carrol, a Parris Island spokesman.
Without getting into too many specifics, Marine officials said that Cucinotta’s removal Monday night was based on information that emerged “during the course of an ongoing command investigation.”
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