{"id":21358,"date":"2017-09-25T18:50:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T18:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/09\/25\/army-fires-infantry-basic-training-battalion-commander\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:19:57","slug":"army-fires-infantry-basic-training-battalion-commander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2017\/09\/25\/army-fires-infantry-basic-training-battalion-commander\/","title":{"rendered":"Army fires infantry basic training battalion commander"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The commander of one of two infantry basic training battalions at Fort Benning, Georgia, has been relieved, an official confirmed to Army Times Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lt. Col. Robert Howard commanded 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade at Fort Benning, home of the Army\u2019s infantry one station unit training. Howard\u2019s relief was first reported<\/a> Friday by U.S. Army W.T.F.! Moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lt. Col. Robert Howard was relieved as commander of 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade at Fort Benning, Georgia, for loss of confidence in his ability to command (U.S. Army photo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe commander was relieved for loss of confidence in his ability to command,\u201d Fort Benning spokesman Ben Garrett told Army Times.
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Garrett declined to disclose whether or where Howard has been reassigned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Howard\u2019s firing comes a month after the Army launched an investigation into alleged sexual assaults by drill sergeants against female trainees at Fort Benning. Women reported to the post for infantry one station unit training for the first time early this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\t