In an unprecedented step, Lebanese Army head Gen. Joseph Aoun promoted a brigadier general on wheelchair, knowing that he was injured during performing his military duties.
The army sources rejected to reveal his name, however they affirmed that this decision is a humanitarian gesture and a message from the army’s head to, the Lebanese people in general and the soldiers in specific, that everyone has equal chances of getting promoted.
The sources added that when soldiers get injured while performing their duties they don’t get expelled but instead they are moved to an administrative post that suits their abilities.
In other critical cases injured soldiers may stay at home, if they were incapable of performing their work, however they continue to receive their allowances and other benefits.
