11-25-2019, 05:49 PM
(11-25-2019, 02:45 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I agree that a punishment was in order, but a formal court martial and reduction in rank seems extreme to me.Just have an O6 or higher NJP him, especially for a first offense.
Perhaps, but the greater the rank the greater the responsibility. I recall those idiots down at Gitmo posing with POWs, but the were enlisted reservists (I believe). This guy was/is a Senior Enlisted with over 18 years of Service. His career is over; with or with out the Courts martial.
We had a saying when I was in. Our job is to defend indicidual freedoms, not exercise them.