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Petraeus scandal highlights military ethics concerns

11:06 AM, November 14, 2012

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In light of the scandal surrounding Gen. David Petraeus, Thom Shanker wrote in The New York Times that "a worrisomely large number of senior officers have been investigated and even fired for poor judgment, malfeasance and sexual improprieties or sexual violence - and that is just in the last year."

Why is this happening and what's being done to curb it?

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