Posted on 01/30/2011 6:29:23 PM PST by Tea Party Reveler
It's all over for Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney. Other than a shortened prison sentence, he could have gotten up to 16 years, the former top sergeant at USAF Material Command, Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio, was hammered into the ground.
The 27-year Air Force veteran received a 20-month prison stretch; bust from E-9 to E-1; a dishonorable discharge (severely impacting his ability to find meaningful work after he gets out of the slammer); loss of retirement pension and all pay and benefits. The top-ranking NCO had been hauling down $74,588 a year. If he had lasted three more years in uniform, the "lover-boy lothario" would have retired on 75% base pay. Now, he is ruined.
Gurney was convicted by a jury of six officers at court-martial held at Scott AFB. He was found guilty of numerous sex offenses, but none of which included rape or physical assault. Most of his "victims" reportedly were happy to exchange sex for preferential treatment. The Air Force naturally gave them all immunity from prosecution if they "co-operated" with the JAG.
One of the two female "victims" sitting in the courtroom, perhaps contemplating book and movie deals, was seen to "smile" as Gurney got the bad news. That was the one who sent the horn dog chief master sergeant a pix of her breasts. This was after they had consensual sex. Isn't "justice" in the Air Force wonderful?
GEN. FISCUS HAD SEX WITH 25 WOMEN AND GOT TO KEEP HIS PENSION
Now, if Gurney had just LIED about being kidnapped in a foreign country; put at risk foreign relations between two allies; cost the U.S. taxpayer millions of dollars in increased base lease fees and the expense of 24 OSI agents hunting for fictional abductors; made a false official statement; committed adultery and fraternization; disobeyed a standing order; was AWOL three days; went along with a specious 100% "disability" pension scam payoff and collected maximum bucks for being TOTALLY DISABLED while at the same time, running in major athletic marathons; came back on active duty three years later, as if nothing had happened, and demanded immediate promotion, why, he would have walked away FREE.
Well, not exactly. Gurney didn't have a four-star general by the balls. That DOES make a difference.
What do YOU, the men and women of the Air Force, think about the double-standard of justice in your branch of the military? Would Curtis LeMay be PROUD of such "giants" like Gens. Gary North and his puppet, Norton Schwartz? Or would the old cigar-chomper roll in his grave? Let us know, and we'll publish the numbers. Don't worry. All names are protected and confidential. We are not Air Force TIMES or STARS AND STRIPES.
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.
The fact that she murdered her married enlisted crew chief lover probably was worse than missing her landings to the viewers.
Generally speaking no you cannot buy firearms with a dishonorable discharge. Not from a gun store. Private sale, that’s a different story.
USAF Major General Eidsuane got a DUI last year at Los Vegas! Remember??
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.
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.
The Tailhook convention in question occurred in September of '91.
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.
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