3) Air Force General David Uhrich

Air Force General David Uhrich used to keep bottles of vodka in his desk and everyone knew he was a booze hound. Oftentimes he would have slurred speech and stink of alcohol. He was also alleged to be having an affair. From the official records and interviews one Major said that:

He smelled alcohol on the general’s breath, on multiple occasions found a bottle of vodka underneath the general’s desk (various levels in the bottle, various kinds of vodka), and even tasted alcohol in the plastic cup on the general’s desk during the duty day. While working with Brig Gen Uhrich, Maj … noticed signs of intoxication, to include slurred speech, blood shot eyes, and lack of overall coordination. … I mean one of the frustrations we had again was a, it would be very difficult as … and for all the front office um. You know often times he would come in and you know kinda give us our to do list, his task go do this um, and then shut the door, come out later; he wouldn’t remember what he had told us to do or he would kind of ask “hey why did you do it like this,” well because you told us to, Sir. So it was very frustrating for the front office.

He got up there and you could just see he started to shake, I mean he kinda started with his hands, and then kinda his whole body kinda started shaking, He had to sit down um and then for me again this was still kinda early on for me that was another one of those things that kinda lead me to think alcohol was a problem. Um mostly cause you we wanted to take him to the hospital and he just did not want to go to the hospital.

It’s just massively worrying to think that a man in such power couldn’t even remember orders he’d given!?