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Senate panel advances Brig. Gen. Rob Stillwell to full Senate for adjutant general nomination
Summary
The Family and Veterans' Services Committee voted unanimously to advance Brig. Gen. Rob Stillwell’s nomination to be South Carolina’s next adjutant general after a screening that covered his military experience, personal background and required disclosures.
The South Carolina Senate Family and Veterans' Services Committee voted unanimously to advance Brigadier General Rob Stillwell’s nomination to the full Senate after a screening hearing during the committee’s morning session. The committee heard Stillwell’s statement, asked standard background questions, and received public and legislative praise for his record.
Stillwell told the committee he has served in the South Carolina National Guard for more than three decades, including combat deployments to Afghanistan, Kosovo and Kuwait, and said the Guard must remain “ready, relevant” for federal and state missions. “If you take care of your people, they will take care of you,” Stillwell said, summing up his personnel-focused approach.
The committee screening is the required step…
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