11-25-2019, 04:28 PM
(11-25-2019, 04:08 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: As you know the court martial involved a murder case, not just posing with a dead body. A charge such as murder will only involve trial by court martial, not NJP.
Of course.
Quote:Also, the rules are the rules whether you agree with them or not. If you don’t follow the rules you can be charged with disobeying a lawful order at a minimum which is no-no especially for senior NCOs.
Also, of course. But would you not agree that within that frame there is a lot of latitude. A reduction in rank is a career ender. That seems excessive to me for posing with a corpse.
Quote:Service members in SOCOM units can be kicked out at any time for not upholding unit standards. I’ve seen guys kicked out of the Ranger Regiment for stuff that didn’t even involve UCMJ action and the president never stepped in. Trump’s involvement in the SEALs deciding who will/won’t be a unit member is gross micromanagement. Plus he’s politicizing a military discipline matter while ignoring advice from senior SEAL commanders and the Secretary of the Navy who know a helluva lot more than he does.
I agree with everything you said here. I don't like Trump intervening in this. My only issue is the punishment seeming excessive and a shot at him because the murder case fell apart. I just don't agree with ending a man's career because he posed with a corpse. Should every such case result in a court martial? I would hope not and still acknowledge that this specific case is an outlier in this regard.
