And Maj. Gen. Julian D. Alford is an ass and a disgrace. From personal experience.
They’ve got him on Conduct unbecoming. That’s basically what you get charged when they can’t get you on anything else.
they cant handle the truth!
This the one who bad mouthed Trump? Big mistake on his part. A real strategic eff up.
“Scheller will face a misdemeanor-level special court-martial, according to Fox News.”
Captains mast. Non judicial. Article 15.
Not a “court martial.”. Article 32.
Journalist are a smart bunch. They know so much that isn’t true.
5.56mm
Sadly many here want him locked up forever because he dared criticize Trump.
And yet Vindman gets his full pension and is lauded for doing the same thing to Trump.
There are lots of times when saying and doing nothing is the correct response. This is one of those times.
As a side thought, I’m reminded of the Hitler trial. His prosecution gave him a nation wide platform and made this relatively unknown man into a household word. Prosecution has some definite disadvantages. This is one.
just the other day he was saying that he’d prefer to stay in jail than have the Trumps raise money for him. Maybe he’ll get his wish.
He violated the chain of command.
That is his crime, and why he is going to be attacked.
I will be honest, I figured they would throw the book at him. There must be a number people pulling for him
>>>>>>>>>>1984<<<<<<<<<<<
But Chelsea Manning is a “hero”.
Bizarro world we live in run by Lucifer.
This won’t end well for the workers of iniquity.
Those are charges, not convictions. Its a Captain’s Mast - a finding of charges, an arraignment, not a courts martial.
They have picked charges for which he can’t use the Truth about Afghanistan as a defense. Is there any section in the Military Code of Justice that allows officers to oppose clearly immoral and/or disastrous orders?
Aren't the Marines court martialing an officer for saying exactly that?
Not that there’s any real comparison but Bowe Bagdahl criticized his commanders and actually deserted his post….and allowed himself to be captured by the Taliban. I recall POTUS Barack Obama and VP Joe Biden inviting Bergdahl’s parents to the Rose Garden and hugging them. Then…there was Susan Rice, who on every network, referred to Bergdahl as having served with honor and distinction.
Reminds me of a story I read years ago about a Soviet Soldier who criticized Joe Stalin during WW II.
He was pulled out of the battle line and sent to a gulag. He later escaped and got out of Russia through the Himalayas to India.
By woofing about not needing Trump’s help, they can’t paint him as a a Trump associate.
The question now is the status of his pension.
The authority for commanders to give an Article 15 is found in Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. ...
It permits commanders to resolve allegations of minor misconduct against a soldier without resorting to higher forms of discipline, such as a court-martial.