Frustrated with the extent of misconduct and behavior problems within its top ranks, the US Army is developing a series of mental health, counseling and career management programs to boost its faltering ethical standards.
The new plan, which is mostly focused on building character than berating bad conduct, seeks to address concerns about the declining levels professionalism among Army commanders, which in many cases have led to abuse of power, Associated Press reported Monday.
Extramarital affairs, inappropriate relationships with subordinates and improper use of government funds have been some of the breaches of the military code of conducts by general officers from the one-star to four-star level.
“The idea that we’ll be perfect, I think, is unrealistic, but we can be better and we strive to be better,” said Lieutenant General Ed Cardon, who is tasked to review the problem and devise ways to strengthen the senior officer corps….