What a General's Court-Martial Means for the Military's 'Old Boys' Club'
5 May 2022
Military.com | By Rebecca Kheel
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- When the lead prosecutor wrapped up his case against an Air Force general at a recent court-martial, he made sure to drive home a point: No one, not even a general, is so important they are above the law.
"He is not someone who can do what he wants and simply get away with it because he's that important and that good," prosecutor Lt. Col. Matthew Neil said in his closing arguments.
Until recently, it was a point that could have rung hollow.
No general in the 75-year history of the Air Force had ever been through a court-martial, let alone been convicted. But in April, both happened.
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