California National Guard general fired - used troops to take mom shopping, drive him to dental appt
The California National Guard fired a top commander after reports he used troops to carry out personal errands and put an F-15C fighter jet on standby in an order that raised concerns it would be used to frighten civilian protesters.
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Magram is set to be "involuntarily transferred" this week to the U.S. Air Force retired reserve, which a California National Guard spokesperson said is "parallel" to a firing, according to a Military.com report Saturday.
The news comes after an internal disciplinary board substantiated multiple allegations against Magram, including accusations he readied a fighter jet for a "possible domestic mission" in 2020 during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Some officials feared the order would result in a plane "buzzing" civilian protesters in an attempt to disperse crowds.
Another probe into Magram's conduct found that the general inappropriately used subordinates to carry out personal tasks, including an instance in which he had an on-duty Guard member drive him on a nearly 120-mile round trip to a dental appointment.
The unnamed service member was quoted in one document as saying that he did not want to take Magram to the appointment because "my job is to take care of the airmen in the state of California and not be a chauffeur for a general."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-national-guard-general-fired-after-he-allegedly-made-troops-take-his-mom-shopping/ar-AA168pkc
In another incident, Magram had a Guard member take his mother on a shopping trip, with the member saying, "she was particular. When I say particular, it had to be at Whole Foods. … It just took her a long time to decide what she wanted, a lot of comparison shopping amongst products."
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