Army reprimands 9 officers in Fort Hood shooting

by Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Yahoo News
March 11, 2011

https://www.legal-project.org/1191/army-reprimands-9-officers-in-fort-hood-shooting

Excerpt:

WASHINGTON – Nine Army officers are being reprimanded for leadership failures in connection with the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, and their failure to detect and report problems with the accused shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, as he moved along in his medical career.

Saying that although no single event directly led to the tragedy, Army Secretary John McHugh found that certain officers failed to meet expected standards, an Army statement said Thursday. The officers — all lieutenant or above — will receive punishments ranging from an oral reprimand to the far more serious written letter of censure that is considered a career-ender.

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