COLORADO SPRINGS — Before the release of an inspector general’s report on the Air Force Academy’s athletic department, leaders at the school outlined for the Board of Visitors a string of problems and plans to correct them.
Athletic director Hans Mueh told the panel he’s working with coaches to better identify problem recruits and is pushing programs to clean up character issues in the academy’s 27 sports teams. The academy’s athletic programs came under fire after an August investigation in The Gazette revealed athlete misconduct, including drug use, drinking, sexual assault and cheating on tests.
“We’re good at stamina and courage and teamwork and self-confidence and self-discipline and the indomitable will to win,” Mueh told the board, which advises the Defense Department on academy issues. “The area we didn’t focus on enough is this culture of commitment and climate of respect.”
Inspector general Col. David Kuenzli’s report on the athletic programs is due to superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson on Oct. 7.
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