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In Hasan case, superiors ignored their own worries
Aaaay-Peeee article so the highlights are here --- Hasan advanced in spite of worries from multiple sources over his competence
- No one in his chain of command challenged his eligibility to hold a secret security clearance even given his statements that raised doubt about his loyalty to the US
- While in medical school at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences from 1997 to 2003, Hasan received a string of below average and failing grades, was put on academic probation and showed little motivation to learn
- He took six years to graduate from medical school instead of the customary four
- During his four-year psychiatry residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he was counseled frequently for deficiencies in performance
- Academic probation and bad grades were not included in his military personnel file
- Between 2003 and 2007, Hasan's supervisors expressed their concerns with him in memos, meeting notes and counseling sessions
- At Walter Reed, Hasan's conflict with his Islamic faith and his military service became more apparent to superiors and colleagues
- Made a pilgrimage to Mecca
- Residency program director reprimanded him, yet later wrote a positive letter for Hasan's entry into a psychiatry fellowship program
Posted by: Steve White 2010-01-11 |
