The senior soldier enlisted at Fort Hood, Texas, has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations he used “unprofessional language towards his subordinates recently, ”according to a brief statement on the matter.

Command Sgt. Major Arthur “Cliff” Burgoyne was temporarily suspended on Friday by the commander of III Corps and Fort Hood, Lieutenant-General Pat White.

The unprofessional language had nothing to do with race, gender, sexual orientation or sexual harassment, according to an army official familiar with the situation.

The army official called the comments in question a “straightforward conversation” which is sometimes used in light infantry formations, where Burgoyne has spent much of his career, but not what is expected of him. a corps-level command sergeant major.

The investigation will determine whether the comments conflicted with the “People first“Political push, which aims to foster an environment of dignity and respect,” added the official.

The situation is also unrelated to other inquiries that have examined the central Texas post in recent months, according to a statement from the Armed Forces Command.

Burgoyne’s suspension is a temporary revocation until the investigation is complete and is not punitive in nature, the statement warned.

“We will await a full account of the facts and will not presuppose any conclusions or results,” said Col. Myles B. Caggins III, senior spokesperson for the III Corps.

The Armed Forces Command, the main command of the United States overseeing the III Corps, is investigating to determine the facts and an appropriate response, the command said.

Sanctions for some army chiefs were common in December, following the release of an independent committee’s report on the command climate at Fort Hood, Texas.

The committee’s report determined that there was an environment at the station that allowed sexual assault and harassment to proliferate, triggering the succession and suspension of 14 officers, including the acting commander of the post.

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The report also found that the Army CID’s special agents at the post were under-experienced and over-assigned – an issue that career special agents told Army Times he’s not unique at Fort Hood and arose from systemic issues in the career field.

The highest ranking officer at Fort Hood was Major General Scott L. Efflandt. He led soldiers there while the post’s senior officer, Lt. Gen. Pat White, was deployed to Iraq for much of the past year.

However, the issues raised in the Fort Hood Command’s 152-page climate report certainly predate Efflandt’s tenure.

“Our report, I think, was very clear that the problems at Fort Hood were not the result of a single commander, they were not the result of a single administration, but it was really the result of years of benign neglect in the area of ​​sexual harassment and sexual assault, ”said Jonathan Harmon, a West Point graduate and litigator who served on the independent committee. Congress testimony December 9.

Burgoyne first joined the Louisiana National Guard in 1986, but began his active duty career at Fort Hood in 1992.

Burgoyne has held a variety of positions, ranging from long-range halo surveillance team leader at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to the senior enlisted soldier of the 82nd Airborne Division at the same post. He has made six deployments – three to Iraq and three to Afghanistan.