Fort Hood report highlights Army CID’s failings there, and possibly elsewhere

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Fort Hood report highlights Army CID’s failings there, and possibly elsewhere
Kyle Rempfer

An indepedent committee found that the more than 40 Army Criminal Investigation Command agents charged with investigating felony crimes and violations of military law at Fort Hood were inexperienced, underresourced and understaffed. (Army)

An independent report on the command climate at Fort Hood, Texas, shined a light on years-long issues with the post’s criminal investigation detachment and showed how those problems were exposed during the search for Spc. Vanessa Guillen.

An independent committee of five civilians found that the more than 40 Army CID agents charged with investigating felony crimes and violations of military law at Fort Hood were largely inexperienced, underresourced and understaffed.

The Fort Hood CID detachment was “basically being used as a training ground,” said Chris Swecker, a former FBI inspector who served on the committee. “They had a difficult time, and it’s not their fault.”

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/12/09/fort-hood-report-highlights-army-cids-failings-there-and-possibly-elsewhere/

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