Army Mechanic Acquitted of Desertion - Kevin Benderman dishonorable discharge/reduction in rank

Associated Press ^ | July 29, 2005 | Associated Press

[Former Military Chick]

He got off easy. He will have a rough time finding a job which might at least remind him of his actions.

[wideawake]

He got what he deserved," said Capt. Gary Rowely said during a court-martial that lasted less than three hours. "He's doing 15 months; we're serving 12 months in Iraq."

Capt. Rowely is being truly generous.

[Former Military Chick]

UPDATE PING on the outcome of Conscientious Objector SGT. Kevin Benderman

A few threads on this subject Soldier Seeking Conscientious Objector Status Loses A Round - Sgt. Kevin Benderman and Iraq War Objector May Face Court-Martial - Sgt. Kevin Benderman.

[darkwing104]

The selfish SOB got off easy..

[SkyDancer]

My dad says a DD is like a death sentence .... you can't do or get anything with one ... no job, no credit, nothing ....

[marine86297]

These kind od soldiers make me wanna Puke, you can't just quit because it's getting to intense. At least he'll lose all of his Vet bennies.

[SmithL]

Let's hope he doesn't pull a Kerry and get his DD upgraded at some later point.

[wideawake]

Benderman doesn't move in such lofty circles.

I expect that his only hope for employment in future will be as an opening act in the Michael Moore/Larry Johnson/Scott Ritter lecture circuit.

[Wristpin]

"I expect that his only hope for employment in future will be as an opening act in the Michael Moore/Larry Johnson/Scott Ritter lecture circuit"

With the DD, he is damaged goods and unexploitable by the antiwar industry. They won't even return his phone calls now.

[Stonewall Jackson]

Here's a phrase Benderman will become real acquainted with over the next few years. Hi, welcome to McDonalds. May I take your order.

Mickey D's will be about the only place he'll be able to get steady employment with that DD on his record.

[atomic_dog]

I have read the spewage of Benderman and his wife at lewrockwell.com. They are a pair of psuedo-intellectualoids with no concept of fidelity, duty or honor or even libertarianism. it's all just about them. Wait a minute, it seems I just came up with the perfect description of lewrockwell.com

[joe fonebone]

A 40 year old sergeant?...My guess is he is a reservist who wanted the easy weekend drilling, and the cash that goes with it, but did not really want to fulfil his contract..............

[pGfwabf]

You nailed that one. My son enlisted on his 17th birthday. He made sergeant before his 20th birthday, while he was in Iraq! Makes me even more proud after reading about this coward.

[11th_VA]

"I am not against soldiers," he said.

Poster Child for the "I support the troops but not the war" gang ... LOL !!!

[BushisTheMan]

He'll get hired by some Liberal puke..trust me.

What used to happen in the ol' days of your dad are no more...unfortunately. Wish he were right though.

[shezza]

My guess is he is a reservist who wanted the easy weekend drilling, and the cash that goes with it, but did not really want to fulfil his contract....

An "easy" way to get a steady income with incredible job security, but when called upon to actually DO the job he's been paid for all these years, he suddenly becomes a conscientious objector?

[milemark]

Missing movement? That's a real legal term? Sounds like what you take ex lax for.

[mj1234]

He will be hired by Howlin Dean- to give the pre-address

to the DEMONRAT convention-

He will be on the payroll of Soros and company and the
new york times will give a pre bonus of $$ to write a book
about our evil G W bush.

[dimk]

He got off easy, USSR had a great idea for this sortof people. Penalty batalion, I am sure there are some hellholes in Iraq to patrol (guarding Iraq police recritment centers sounds good) or some gas trucks to drive in Baghdad. Clearing some minefield also sounds like a good employment for him (by running through it that is).

[MikefromOhio]

William Cassara, Benderman's civilian defense attorney, argued that Benderman believed he had been excused from deploying so he could work on his objector application.

that's pretty weak by that attorney....