Posted on 07/16/2015 9:03:52 AM PDT by jazusamo
More than a dozen senior Drug Enforcement Administration agents who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan as military reservists claim their bosses within the law enforcement agency ridiculed their service, assigned them to jobs their war injuries made especially difficult -- and, in one case, allegedly planted a cellphone in an agent's car to track his movements and record conversations.
The agents, who have filed a formal complaint with a federal watchdog agency over allegations that date back more than a decade, believe they were singled out from other veterans within the agency because their duties caused staffing problems, according to interviews and court documents obtained by Fox News. If their claims are true, the agency's treatment of the reservists is in violation of President Obama's direct order to federal agencies that unfair treatment of veterans will not be tolerated.
"They called me a poisonous pansy," DEA Special Agent Mark Coast told Fox News in an interview from his San Diego home. A Marine reservist, Coast was called to active duty in 2003 and served in Iraq, where he was awarded a Purple Heart.
Shortly after returning home, Coast says he had a disturbing conversation with his civilian boss.
"He asked me, 'So, how did the war treat you?'" Coast recalled. "I thought it was a strange question. And I said, 'Well, it was pretty hard'....and he basically said, 'Well, you know, if you had gotten out of the reserves this wouldn't have happened. You pretty much deserve everything you get.'"
Coast was again called to active duty in 2004. While under assault in Fallujah, Coast said he and his brother, also a DEA agent and reservist, were belittled for their military service by a DEA superior who complained about them "playing Army"...
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
The entire existence of the DEA is an affront. It should be disbanded entirely.
L
I agree, they’re out of control and have been for some time, this shows one side of it.
The SS ridiculed members of the Wehrmacht too.
When you play with fire...
I have heard this before, in public and private industry.
Reservists are often viewed as a problem.
SSDDecade.
The DEA and the BATF are two shining examples of phonies playing cops and robbers. Little reports like this confirm that they are dysfunctional organizations.
> The entire existence of the DEA is an affront. It should be disbanded entirely.
I thought their job was to assist the federal government in drug trafficking
Correct. The Branch Davidian event alone more than justifies that, and there are plenty of other reasons.
How about DHS, EPA, The list is long and growing every day...
Regards,
GtG
PS The department of education has SWAT teams with shotguns!!
Pull funding... just another federal agency that need not exist.
Yep. Sounds like projection to me.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.