Hammer Falls On Air Force Top NCO -- Gets 20 Month Prison Term

Military Corruption Dot Com ^ | 01-30-2011 | Major Glenn MacDonald US Army (ret.)

[wally_bert]

Nice to know that my L&O memory isn’t totally kaput. I’ve been watching L&O UK so some of my references may be a bit off.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

The fact that she murdered her married enlisted crew chief lover probably was worse than missing her landings to the viewers.

[Secret Agent Man]

Generally speaking no you cannot buy firearms with a dishonorable discharge. Not from a gun store. Private sale, that’s a different story.

[Tea Party Reveler]

USAF Major General Eidsuane got a DUI last year at Los Vegas! Remember??

[PzLdr]

Unless it’s changed since my day [’68-’72], an enlisted defendant had the choice of a court martial board comprised of officers or NCOs. They almost invariably chose the officers.

[ReverendJames]

Right, after thinking about it I realized you get your name run through NCIC(?). This guy is basically toast. Not sure if he’d even get SS although he paid into it.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Google “Tailhook Scandal” and read about the lessons that the Navy learned the hard way back in the eighties.

The Tailhook convention in question occurred in September of '91.

[gogogodzilla]

I worked with CMSgt William Gurney back in 2002 while he and I were assigned to an AF detachment in Seoul. He was definitely a good guy and really brought the morale of the unit up when he replaced the predecessor.

What he did wasn't right. And neither was what the AF did to him. They shoulda just given him a choice, stay in and receive prosecution... or retire immediately.