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Army removes 588 troops from sensitive jobs

By Pauline Jelinek
Published February 27, 2014 5:00am ET
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Army removes 588 troops from sensitive jobs
ARLINGTON, VA - FEBRUARY 11: U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel leaves after a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on February 11, 2014 in Arlington, Virginia. 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of the Allied Forces D-Day landing in Normandy, which helped lead to the liberation of France and the European continent. (Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images) | T.J. Kirkpatrick

The Army removed 588 soldiers from sensitive jobs such as sexual assault counselors and recruiters after finding they had committed infractions such as sexual assault, child abuse and drunken driving, officials said Wednesday.

The move resulted from orders by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel last year that all the services review the qualifications of people holding those jobs as part of an effort to stem a rising number of sexual assaults in the military.

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