Posted on 01/10/2015 8:16:03 AM PST by darkwing104
Barack Obama is expected to sign the latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act, passed by both chambers of Congress. An amendment to the bill, written by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Co, will order the Government Accountability Office to investigate whether the military improperly issued other than honorable discharges (OTHD) for the purpose of forcing wounded or mentally traumatized troops out of the military. Other than honorable discharges are usually offered to troops who have committed non-serious crimes, outlined in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) as an alternative to facing a Court Martial or prison time. By accepting an OTHD the accused forfeits all right to service benefits once discharged. The military has been accused of using OTHDs to intimidate wounded or troubled soldiers from the ranks.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) will investigate the discharges to determine if the service member was unfairly removed from the military as a result of war-induced mental illness, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder or other factors. It will have to be a balancing act to determine if the OTHD was a result of individual misconduct or a method of removing wounded troops from the unit roster. Commanders who used this tactic to remove legitimately wounded troops from their unit need to answer for their actions. If the military runs true to form there will be a massive paper trail, unlike the recent practice of the VA, IRS and the GAO themselves.
Downsizing
The Gazette failed to point out that downsizing of the military was ordered by the resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was the principle incentive for commanders to reduce their ranks quickly. After all a lean, healthy, combat-ready unit is good for their performance reviews. Such practices aren’t new.
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How will they find them? Check on the streets or under the overpasses? How many have committed suicide? Will they be including Vietnam Vets???
My loathing of the illegitimate, bisexual, Marxist Kenyan Muslim Usurper requires medication.
Does that put me on another list?
What a dastardly thing to say! He is surely not bisexual. That would be unfair to Michael AKA Michelle.
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