Indiscretion Under Fire

The personal history that forced Air Force General Joseph Ralston to back away from a sure nomination to be the top US military officer is gone from the headlines but not forgotten in the Pentagon. The New York Times says the No. 1 question candidates for the post of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is: Are you now or have you ever been guilty of a personal indiscretion?

The personal history that forced Air Force General Joseph Ralston to back away from a sure nomination to be the top US military officer is gone from the headlines but not forgotten in the Pentagon. The New York Times says the No. 1 question candidates for the post of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is: Are you now or have you ever been guilty of a personal indiscretion?