{"id":44289,"date":"2019-04-30T00:30:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T03:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=44289"},"modified":"2019-04-30T10:31:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T13:31:44","slug":"usafa-fires-the-commandant-of-cadets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/30\/usafa-fires-the-commandant-of-cadets\/","title":{"rendered":"USAFA Fires the Commandant of Cadets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The US Air Force Academy has relieved its Commandant, BrigGen Kristin Goodwin<\/a>, of command of the Cadet Wing and its support personnel. As reported in the Colorado Springs Gazette<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The first openly gay general at the Air Force Academy has been removed as commandant of cadets, but leaders were mum Monday on the exact cause of the apparent firing…<\/p>\n

\u201cEffective immediately, Brig. Gen. Kristin Goodwin is no longer performing her duties as the commandant of cadets pending the results of an ongoing investigation,\u201d the academy said in an email to The Gazette. \u201cWe cannot provide additional information on the investigation at this time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Since no reason was given, the few articles published on the removal contain speculation about her “stormy relationship” with subordinates who anonymously described her as a “caustic leader”. Unpublished comments from former subordinates defended her, but noted that if you didn’t do your job well under her command, you should be prepared to be “reamed.”<\/p>\n

Regarding her original appointment as the “first openly gay general” at USAFA, the Gazette noted that<\/p>\n

The appointment drew criticism from some Christian groups who noted that she had hidden her sexual identity for years while serving in a military that banned gays at the time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Stars and Stripes remembered it differently<\/a>:<\/p>\n

[Goodwin’s] selection was praised by LGBT advocates, but it also faced criticism from religious groups. That included one organization that filed a complaint with the Pentagon\u2019s Inspector General\u2019s Office, claiming Goodwin must have lied about her sexual orientation to enter the service, which at the time barred any gay individuals from serving…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s not precisely how that happened…<\/p>\n

Also covered by the local news<\/a> and the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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