It was a tough month for Army command sergeant majors. In July, the commander of the 173d Airborne Brigade fired the Brigade Command Sergeant Major Matthew Carlson. In August, two DC-based sergeants majors were relieved in less than a week. CSM Veronica Knapp, the command sergeant major of the Military District of Washington, was fired on August 8, and the command sergeant major of the 1st Information Operations Command, Harold “Ed” Jarrell (never trust anyone whose nickname is related to their first, middle, or last name) getting the bad news on August 13. Meanwhile, at Fort Benning or Moore or whatever the DEI folks are calling it this week, the former command sergeant major of the 5th Squadron, 15th Cavalry, Jaime Rubio, was arraigned on two counts of domestic violence. Rubio was relieved of his position in March and is facing a general court-martial, a dishonorable discharge, and prison time. At the very least, if convicted, Rubio will retire at the lowest enlisted grade.
Three of these cases are alleged to have something in common. Carlson was fired for an alcohol-fueled sexual assault committed on a subordinate. There is no word on the sex of the subordinate, so let’s not take anything for granted.
No reasons were given for the relief of Veronica Knapp, the first female division command sergeant major and seen as being groomed to be the Sergeant Major of the Army, and Harold “Ed” Jarrell, only “loss of trust and confidence in ability to lead effectively.” But if high-quality rumor is to be believed, and I have found one of the sources to be impeccable in accuracy, the two DC sergeants major also went down, so to speak, for zipper-related offenses. […]
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