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Geoff R. Casavant

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7. True, but I recall there used to be a provision . . .

Reply to Angleae (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 29, 2014, 08:29 PM

Mar 2014

. . . to administratively retire someone at a lower paygrade in the event of misconduct. This is not considered a punitive measure.

So although a brigadier general (paygrade O-7), he could be retired as a colonel (O-6), which would be a significant loss, though an O-6 pension is nothing to sneeze at.

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Once the sexual assault charge was dropped, prison time was highly unlikely. Geoff R. Casavant Mar 2014 #5

His pension won't be affected by much, if any. Angleae Mar 2014 #6

True, but I recall there used to be a provision . . . Geoff R. Casavant Mar 2014 #7