PARIS (AP) — The head of U.S. Africa Command says the “shortcomings” of any top military leader reflect badly on the entire officer corps.

With America’s top ranks ensnared in scandal, Gen. Carter Ham told reporters in Paris on Wednesday that such cases “undermine the trust” that officers receive from service members and the public.

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