LOL

head of SAC you need to be beyond reproach. I don't want the guy in charge of the nukes in this country (among other things) to feel the need to lie to investigators over some friggin' poker chips.

Does tend to raise red flags for investigators.

So yeah, I'd say a scandal.

over all operational (on station) nuclear weapons platforms and this guy was the three-star Deputy Commander. People in Personnel Reliability Program positions are temporarily taken off nuclear duty for all kinds of things including being sick and on meds that could make your drowsy. Think of nuclear reliability standards not unlike Secret Service officers charged with protecting the President.

He'll probably put in for retirement sometime in the next couple of weeks. He would never get promoted or be given another decent command with that in his service jacket.

rank in which your served without misconduct. It's likely going to be Read Admiral Upper Half - two stars.

time - don't recall if it's 3, 4 or 6 months, an officer reverts to his/her permanent rank. While the Senate approves all regular promotions grade O-4 & above, they are almost always unanimous consent of a list. The difference comes in that all 3 & 4 star positions also require Senate confirmation.

Instead go to a credible primary source: Para 10b, CJCSI 1331.01D, dated1 August 2010

http://www.dtic.mil/cjcs_directives/cdata/unlimit/1331_01.pdf

"b. 10 USC 601(b)(4) provides that, pending retirement, the O-9 or O-10
grade may be held for no more than 60 days following departure from the
position of importance and responsibility while awaiting retirement. The 60-
day period begins on the day the officer is relieved from the position. On the
61st day, the officer will revert to the permanent grade (normally two-star),
until retirement at the grade approved by the Secretary of Defense. Should an
officer exceed the 60-day limit while waiting retirement, that headspace will
become available for the replacement on the 61st day."

Also, Article 15s (Captain's/Admiral's Mast in the Navy) cannot reduce the rank of Commissioned Officers.

I had forgotten that permanent ranks still exist at all. I looked it up and the 3 and 4 star ranks are still duty / temporary ranks rather than permanent ranks. In general, officers cannot be demoted below their permanent rank without a full court marshal but most of the distinction was eliminated after WWII.