General’s aid or Admiral’s aid, have been doing the boss’ bidding for decades. This case can open a pandora’s box. Wait till the sexual harassment charges start coming.
As assigned to and having successfully completed a tour as a Major General’s Aide................ Man the F’N Marines are getting soft these days.
The number one job is to ensure the effective emplacement of the General to accomplish his assigned duties in the most effective manner.
I personally do not know the details here, but it sounds like there were a lot of people running their Sucks for beefs and this was the petty collection of that effort.
Could also be that the Aide couldn’t hack it, or did not want to be there and was running his/her Suck too much also.
The money and gift thing can be very damming and have the immediate appearance of impropriety if taken out of context.... so who know about that one.
My General was a royal Pain in the Ass who pissed everyone off, to include CINCPAC, so I was always doing damage control, but all in the line of duty.
As for the laundry and crap, quit the bitching, that is expected!
As for all the personal servitude stuff, it was in a combat zone.... do you think a General has all the free time to go out and do chores if he/she is involved in running combat operations? That is what the F’N Aide and Driver are for. And the Staff Sec and Adj and whoever else is appropriate or when it makes sense.
What the real trap to completing a successful tour as an Aide is navigating the wife’s demands (outrageous slave like demands on time). Especially involving official entertaining prep or coordination.
Sounds like a lot of personal axe grinding going on here.
Don’t even start on the Sexual Impropriety stuff... Anyone (Marines) remember General Boomer? Tail Hook? The list goes on. They all paid for the misdeeds. That is not a scab that needs to be picked.
Semper Fidelis,