General William “Kip” Ward (pictured), who was once the head of the U.S. Africa Command, has been demoted for spending lavishly on travel and other unauthorized purchases that amount to $82,000 the Pentagon said Tuesday, reports the New York Daily News.
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Ward was stripped by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta of one of his four stars, which means that he will be relegated to the status of a three-star lieutenant-general when he retires. As far as his retirement salary is concerned, Ward, who would have made $236,650 as a four-star general, will receive a cut in pay of $30,000 for his demotion. He is also ordered to repay the feds the monies that he reportedly squandered.
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The case involving Ward comes on the heels of the recent scandals that have rocked the military with regards to their higher-up officers. Retired Army General David Petraeus resigned as CIA director because of an extramarital affair and Marine General John Allen was being investigated for potentially improper communications with a woman.
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