A California National Guard general was relieved of command after a string of noted violations, including an instance in which he forced his men to take his mother shopping.
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Magram is set to be"involuntarily transferred" to the U.S. Air Force retired reserve next week, an action that is"parallel" to a firing, California National Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Brandon Hill said Friday, Stars and Stripes reported. Magram allegedly used his men to carry out personal errands for years. His firing is the fifth firing, retiring, or resignation of a senior commander in the California National Guard due to scandal in four years.
Another notable instance saw him force one of his men to drive him to a dental appointment — a 120-mile round-trip journey. Magram has defended his conduct as consistent with the"wingman" principle and said that he would have corrected himself if ever made aware that his conduct with unethical.
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