Colonel Meghann Sullivan is in charge of the US Army and some of her male coworkers have accused her of harassment and assault with her pictures viral on Twitter and Instagram
Sullivan is in charge of the 5th Brigade Engineer Battalion at the 5th SFAB. She is being looked into for what is said to be a trend of insane behaviour.
Military.com says that Sullivan assaulted two male coworkers by kissing one of them against his will and grabbing the other “below the belt” without permission. She is also being accused of harassing a few other guys, some of which may have been caused by her drinking, according to two sources close to the investigation. Even though leaders are sometimes put on hold during probes, it looks like Meghann Sullivan is still in charge.
Instagram pictures of US army commander Meghann Sullivan accused of assaulting and gr*ping male subordinates go viral
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Trailblazing Female Army commander suspended after allegedly forcefully kissing and groping junior male soldiers
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Female US Army commander accused of harassing male soldiers and sexual assault
Col. Meghann Sullivan, 44, referred to as a “phenomenal engineer,” was the first woman to hold the role in the Army, serving for more than 20 years. Now, she is under harassment investigation.
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A military spokesman, Sgt. 1st Class Adrian Patoka, said in a statement, “Sgt 1st Class Adrian Patoka, a military spokesperson, said in a statement. “We take any and all allegations seriously and handle them appropriately as circumstances dictate.”
The accusations against Meghann Sullivan came just a few days after her boss, Colonel Jonathan Chung, was put on administrative leave while the government looked into claims that he made the workplace hostile by mistreating and talking badly about his coworkers. He is being accused of micromanaging his staff and giving them a hard time for small mistakes. Military.com says that the probe into Chung is still going on, but that it should be over this coming week.
First female commander of SFAB unit under scrutiny
According to her Facebook page, Meghann Sullivan has been in the service for more than 20 years. She is from North Carolina and went to George Washington University. In June 2021, she became the first woman to be in charge of the SFAB unit. According to the US Army, Sullivan came to the Vanguard Brigade from the 31st Engineer Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where she led the unit.
When she was promoted, the Army described her as a “phenomenal engineer” and cited her accomplishment as “another example of the great talent resident in our formation.” “As a senior, female advisor, she will also be a great example of the power of inclusion as she engages with militaries throughout the Indo-Pacific region,” Major General Scott Jackson said at the time, according to Daily Mail.
Alarming reality of assault against men in the US service
The Meghann Sullivan event shows that assault is still a problem in the US service. A report from the Department of Defence in 2021 says that about 14,000 cases of s*xual assault against guys are reported each year. According to the NY Post, only 10% of s*xual attack cases involve men as victims. This is because many of these crimes go unreported out of shame and fear of being looked down upon. Over the past year, the number of assaults reported to the military went up by 13%. In the United States in 2022, there were also 144,300 other cases of r*pe that were recorded.
The accusations against Meghann Sullivan and Chung come at a time when the military is taking steps to deal with s*xual attack and harassment in its ranks. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin presented a new plan to stop assault in the military in June 2021. The effort includes a plan to hold leaders accountable for what they do and give service members more training on how to stop assault and harassment and how to report it.