Drill sergeant married trainee, was reprimanded and is now out of the Army
Davis Winkie
A Fort Jackson drill sergeant is no longer in the Army after he received a GOMOR for marrying one of his former trainees. (Army)
A drill sergeant at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, who married one of his former trainees and had inappropriate relationships with two other trainees, is no longer in the Army after being punished late last year, post officials confirmed.
The acknowledgment comes as the Army continues an investigation into alleged sexual assault by instructors against a trainee at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. An undisclosed number of cadre members were suspended in early April, and specialized Army CID agents were dispatched to Fort Sill to support the ongoing probe.
In the past two years, the Army has charged at least 18 soldiers under a new law designed to protect trainees, cadets and applicants from sexual abuse by training instructors. But the problem is persistent.
Fort Jackson spokesperson Leslie Sully confirmed a drill sergeant at the post was handed down a General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand in October 2020, but declined to disclose the identity of the soldier. Sully also declined to share the nature and character of the soldier’s discharge.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/05/10/drill-sergeant-married-a-trainee-was-reprimanded-and-is-now-out-of-the-army/
