FORT KNOX, Ky. - An Army captain who oversaw a basic training platoon riddled with complaints of trainee abuse was sentenced to six months in jail by a military judge Tuesday. Capt. William C. Fulton, 35, was convicted of dereliction of duty and false swearing after a two-day court martial. Lt. Col. Richard Anderson, the military judge, declined to discharge Fulton from the Army, as prosecutors had requested. "I'd like to apologize to all my soldiers for not being the leader they deserved," Fulton said before he was sentenced Tuesday. Fulton, who oversaw three drill sergeants who were recently punished,...
