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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: flowers on August 03, 2013, 07:47:03 pm

Title: SIXTY U.S. military employees fired in the midst of sexual assault inquiry
Post by: flowers on August 03, 2013, 07:47:03 pm

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Sixty people have been removed from jobs as military recruiters, drill instructors and victims counselors as a result of screenings ordered following a jump in the number of sexual assault in the U.S. armed forces, officials said on Friday.

The Army said 55 people had been suspended from their positions since screenings ordered by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel began last month.

The screenings are continuing, with the service hoping to complete 20,000 by October 1, a spokesman said.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2383954/US-Army--Navy-sexual-assault-inquiry-removes-60-employees-jobs.html#ixzz2awAKsWFU
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