Continuing efforts by his predecessors, Major General Donahoe led the way into a new world, with pacing challengers like the Russians and Chinese. So the number of suicides could be even higher than presently documented. To make matters worse, the DODs suicide statistics are preliminary, meaning theyre subject to increase if previously unreported suicides come to attention. , the military recorded 156 deaths by suicide among all services, including active-duty, National Guard, and Reserve troops, from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 last year, meaning that military suicides surged by 25 percent as personnel suffered from draconian COVID lockdowns. The report also found that Army CID special agents at the post were under-experienced and over-assigned an issue that career special agents told Army Times was not unique to Fort Hood. He has served in numerous company grade and field grade Armor and Cavalry positions in the continental United States, Germany, Bosnia, Kuwait and the Republic of Korea. While Chinas military becomes more masculine as its assembled the worlds largest Navy, our military needs to become, as Joe Biden says, more feminine whatever feminine means any more, since men and women no longer exist., The following day, Donahoe shared a video on Twitter that showed him officiating the re-enlistment ceremony for a female staff sergeant, stating that the soldier is one of tens of thousands of women serving in the U.S. military and adding, Just a reminder that @TuckerCarlson couldnt be more wrong.. This spectacle risks politicizing the military after several centuries of efforts to keep military officials out of domestic affairs, undermining civil-military relations by having the military take a side in a contentious cultural dispute and the perception that military leaders are happily weaponizing the institution against political critics of the sitting administration, Cruz said in the letter. Investigators also criticized Donahoes separate social media interaction with Marine veteran Josiah Lippincott, who responded to a tweet by Donahoe encouraging service members to get vaccinated for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by claiming that the number of troops dying by suicide showed that the Defense Departments response to COVID-19 was more dangerous than the disease itself. Share via Email; FORT BENNING, Ga. - Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Donahoe, who became commanding general of the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning July 17, goes online to talk to . Donahoe first became enraged on Twitter after Josiah Lippincott, a Hillsdale College PhD student and former member of the U.S. Marine Corps Artillery, questioned his hysterical attempts to promote the COVID vaccine. Wormuth's comments come after an Army Inspector General investigation on Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe found his use of Twitter inappropriate after he criticized a segment from Fox News' Tucker . Major General Patrick Donahoe found himself embroiled in a Twitter argument on Friday after warning young people that their "youth" would not protect them from Covid-19 in an attempt to convince young people to get vaccinated "right now." NDIA convenes events and forums for the exchange of ideas, which encourage research and development, and routinely facilitates analyses on the complex challenges and evolving threats to our national security. Further research shows that adult anxiety and depression have both surged during lockdowns. Whether NDTV or 'The Wire', they never have to worry about funds. For other uses, see, United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence/Fort Benning, United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, "Congratulations Major General Patrick J. Donahoe '85! Following battalion command, he was assigned to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California where he served initially, as a battalion trainer leading the Scorpion Team, and then led the Bronco Team as the brigade trainer. Clearly, he feels no duty to converse civilly with those who question his COVID hysteria. The Policy team also represents NDIA in several inter-association groups representing the defense industry and the government contracting community. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, commanding general of the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia, gives opening remarks to the Georgia Joint Defense Commission. And hes leaving the Army this July, at the same place he started as a young soldier in 1989. The Army General was so riled up by the social media users tweets and the subsequent barrage of criticism directed at him that he posted a tweet referring to those disagreeing with him as trolls and members of disinformation tinfoil hat team. All rights reserved. NDIA now offers webinar, meeting, and conference content available On Demand for your review and information on your own time. Join a local chapter and get plugged in to NDIA. As a major general, Donahoe is supposed to defend America's freedomsnot tread on them, in pursuit of elitist goals. Not only was this behavior childish and unbecoming of a military leader, but it was also indicative of a disturbing trend. He commanded the 4th Cavalry Brigade at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He further highlighted that there have been 26 total deaths in the Department of Defense. Sharing the suicide statistics from the Department of Defense website, the PhD student contended that lockdowns, liberty restrictions, quarantines, and general disruption of service members lives were bigger factors in driving people to kill themselves than the fatalities reported from the virus. While in command, the unit deployed to Iraq where the battalion conducted counterinsurgency operations in Babil and Karbala provinces and earned the Valorous Unit Citation for actions against the enemy. From honoring local Medal of Honor recipients, to family field days, this commanding general hoped to only strengthen the bond between Fort Benning and the community. Keep it professional.. August 9, 2022 by Danny General Paul E. Funk II and his "special assistant," Major General Patrick Donahoe, are under investigation. His use of sarcasm and 'snarky' tweets to private citizens. When policy treats healthy soldiers as biological hazards, we should not be surprised by an increase in suicide and psychological problems, Josiah retorted. (Army photo). According to the military installation, hell hand over the reins at a ceremony on July 14th to Major General Curtis Buzzard - current Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army Forces Command in Fort Bragg, N.C. and previouslyserved as the Commandant of Cadets at West Point. @USArmy @USNavy @USMC @usairforce Im getting the vibe that Patty doesnt like the First Amendment of the Constitution very much https://t.co/leB4cv0VDz. Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe said, but tanks and foot troops will still face brutal close combat. Anant Karmuse was reportedly assaulted by Jitendra Awhad and his aides in April 2020 for a social media post mocking the NCP leader. When pressed on why America cant win wars and why he embraces policies that treat healthy people like biohazards, his first response is to accuse his critics of treachery and then block them from view., As the commanding general of Fort Benning, which straddles the Alabama-Georgia border, Donahoe has repeatedly promoted the COVID therapeutic vaccines via his official Twitter account, but he shirks substantive debate. Enter Major General Patrick Donahoe, US Army, who is the Commanding General of the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning. The Army OIG called the exchange with Lippincott unwise, finding it had the potential to bring discredit on the Army, according to the Washington Post. Follow her on Twitter. 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[W]eve seen a spike in young trainees in the ICU, spike in trainees arriving positive, and it moves quick in the formation, Donahoe claimed on Twitter. Major General Patrick J. Donahoe, a native of New Jersey, was commissioned an Armor Officer through Villanova University in May 1989. You can email him at schogol@taskandpurpose.com, direct message @JeffSchogol on Twitter, or reach him on WhatsApp and Signal at 703-909-6488. 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