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Chapter 13 - Robert Retired Without A Scandal
General Vance completed his assignment.
The review found no evidence that he ordered personnel to give Eleanor
improper privileges.
It did find that staff sometimes interpreted her demands as carrying his
authority because he had failed to establish clear boundaries.
He received formal counseling and implemented changes.
He was not dramatically stripped of rank.
He was not marched off base.
Reality was less theatrical.
He retired the following year as planned.
Before leaving, he visited Martha.
“I spent thirty years telling officers that silence can be a decision.”
Martha looked at him.
“And?”
“I forgot that at home.”
She nodded.
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People could learn late.
Late still mattered.
