Sex Is Major Reason Military Commanders Are Fired

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Sun, 01/20/2013 - 5:37am

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, fired from his command in Afghanistan last May and now facing a court-martial on charges of sodomy, adultery and pornography and more, is just one in a long line of commanders whose careers were ended because of possible sexual misconduct.

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