We invest a huge amount of money in training these folks. Depending on the outcome of the investigation, I'd be more inclined to reduce rank and transfer to a 'less favorable' post (and I'm sure there are plenty!). We always want to give them 'the Donald' treatment ("You're Fired!"). Seems foolish. There are better ways of handling it. That said, depending what they actually did/said, they may end up in the pokey.
Well I tend to agree with you and this is how I am sure this will play out. Despite what the article said, they DID NOT have their clearances revoked, rather their access to classified has been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. Should the investigation determine that some were blameless their access will be restored and life goes on. For those (if any) where guilt is determined then appropriate disciplinary action will be taken that could be anything from reprimand to dismissal. Solicitation of prostitutes constitues adverse information and can result in loss or downgrade of security clearance which clearly would affect whether they are eligible to hold a job with the Secret Service. Should they lose the ability to hold an appropiate clearance they then could be transferred to another directorate and governmental department or forced to retire.
With unemployment as it is where would a qualified person get a job with the secret service,,,,they should be terminated ,,,any employment benefits like any other job should be severed and new people hired and trained,,,obviously they do not need to be doing a job where others could ,,,would do it better ,,,they probably feel that they cannot be replaced,,,,and therefore are immune to termination
If this happened under Bush it would be the media event of the year with all fingers pointing toward poor leadership and corruption trickling down through every pore of government. Ah, but it is now a democrat in office, so somehow the president and his hand-picked leadership have NOTHING to do with the performance and character of those around and under them... very iffy people. Look in the mirror now and then you lefties.
blah blah....If this happened under Bush it would be the media event of the year....blah blah... Just worthless speculation. And now your upset that fingers are'nt pointing at Obama. What happened to we report you decide.
One does not have the 'right' to a clearance. It was proper to put them on paid leave pending an investigation. I think this is typical of some law enforcement/security organizations where guns and male ego run rampant. The DoD has always had a problem with soldiers on leave visiting prostitutes. A few years back the DoD contractor Blackwater had a party in Iraq where several locals were raped and female contractors were groped while the male contractors danced around a fire nude.
On any given day how many people in all types of employment are having sex with someone other than their spouses??? Why is this suddenly a major issue, even with the security question?? This is an employment issue not a national news issue. I wonder how many Members of Congress, or their staffers, are sleeping around tonight?? I believe our news media has gone nuts for lack of anything useful to report!!!
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http://brianekoenig.com/2012/04/secret-service-prostitution-scandal-in-cartagena-colombia-continues/
could ,,,would do it better ,,,they probably feel that they cannot be replaced,,,,and therefore are immune to termination
Just worthless speculation. And now your upset that fingers are'nt pointing at Obama. What happened to we report you decide.