"These are among his many accomplishments over a storied military career. "Many of us also felt that the time we spent stressed about the relationship with her caused us not to have as much time and energy to respond to and involve ourselves with activities within our own battalions. "The last thing you want is an organization like that to be dysfunctional," Helmick said. "FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Lt. Col. Frank Jenio was hit by an ear-splitting hourlong tirade from his commander's wife, Leslie Drinkwine, complaining about the roster of his battalion family readiness group.
Several battalion commanders, in sworn statements, said Col. Drinkwine dismissed their concerns, saying words to the effect of "My wife speaks for me," and "Get your wives in line."
He graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) with a Bachelor of Science degree in June 1975.
Working with national and international partners, U.S. Central Command responds to crises and promotes security and stability in the region. "The ongoing inquiry is being conducted by Lt. Gen. William Webster, the commander of U.S. Army Forces Central Command. Austin, whose retirement last week ended a 41-year Army career, was known … Prior to that he served as the 33rd Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.
"This was her way of letting us know that she was telling our husband's boss about these issues and was an indirect threat we constantly lived with.
By the Jenios' sworn accounts, Leslie Drinkwine yelled at the teen and left her in tears.
"This was not the first time the matter was brought before the top commanders at Fort Bragg. Although Col. Drinkwine had initially planned to retain his wife as the command group adviser, he said in his statement that he dropped the plan after conversations with the two generals.Col. The source said Jenio had given his command staff general guidance to include humorous slides as a stress reliever in the daily morning battle updates.Helmick said that at the time he had been hearing about the FRG's ongoing dysfunction from "a host of different sources. In it, he also alleges Jenio's ouster was "based on a personal vendetta and unethical influence" by Leslie Drinkwine.Col. "It's important to note that on a couple of occasions, I believe I witnessed 'disrespectful' disagreement," Ivanoff said. Entrusted with unique authority and...He led the corps until 2009, serving the last year of his tenure with the unit overseeing day-to-day operations in Iraq.An Arizona Army National Guard soldier has died after collapsing during a training event, authorities said Wednesday.Marking his retirement on April 5, U.S. leaders praised Austin for his lengthy record of service.The Navy's personnel chief granted Katsareas, a Muslim sailor, a special grooming accommodation to grow his facial hair.The Navy is working with its regulators to make changes in the program -- though what those may be is far from clear.What is it like to meet your Army Basic Training Drill Instructors?