SCANDAL PROMPTS ARMY TO PICK NEW SERGEANT MAJOR.(MAIN)

Byline: Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- The Army named Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Hall on Monday as new sergeant of the Army. The promotion came several days after Gene McKinney was removed from the top enlisted post.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Dennis Reimer said he acted because ``the soldiers of the U.S. Army deserve a full-time sergeant major . . . who can serve as an advocate for their interests and advise the Army leadership on all matters pertaining to enlisted soldiers.''

The Army announced last week that it had removed McKinney from HALL the post one day after it was announced that he would face a court-martial on sexual misconduct charges that …