July 29, 2009 4:40 PM

Air Force Won't Punish Sanford

By
Prerana Swami
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State Politics
(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford won't be facing disciplinary measures from the U.S. Air Force Reserve, the Greenville News reports.

Sanford, a captain in the Reserve, could have been reprimanded over his heavily publicized extramarital affair with an Argentine woman. As the Greenville News reports, adultery is punishable under military code.

Air Force Reserve Command spokesperson Cliff Tyler said the Reserve "looked at all the facts and they looked at the circumstances and the decision was made as a command not to take any action against him."

Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer said he had no comment on the decision. He told the newspaper that the governor is "looking forward, not backward."

Sanford joined the Air Force Reserves in 2002.

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by kenhamlett July 29, 2009 5:23 PM EDT
At least the Air Force has enough sense to ignore this public farce.
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by ibsteve2u July 29, 2009 5:37 PM EDT
Farce? At a minimum, Sanford definitely sets a poor leadership example...something that the Air Force should discourage in its officers.

Shafting the citizens of South Carolina is one thing, but discipline in the military is a necessary requirement.
by the_majesty July 29, 2009 6:17 PM EDT
The only bad thing about being a republican is the women are all over you.
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