Granted our Military is a microcosm of US Society as a whole and there are 'bad apples' in every branch. BUT. I would argue - not likely in the U.S. Army Special Forces. And not for an E7.
If he was the 'crazy monster' he's made out to be by the prosecutors he never would have made it into SF, or lasted, and surely unable hide his 'evilness' all those years going from E1 to E7. He never would have made it past E5, if that, and would have been separated long ago.
Sgt.1st Class Kelly A. Stewart got screwed for life.
Candor51, I appreciate your positive outlook, but I served in that unit for a total of 7 years (89-92 and 93-97), and I know for a fact that SF has it's share of idiots on the teams. Yes, many are weeded out during the Q-course, but many others make it through and are assigned downrange. It happens in a unit with Type A personalities.
I won't go on about what may have happened behind the scenes of this trial because I don't know the full story. The guy could have been a real POS, he could have had a poor defense team, or his chain-of-command could have had it in for him. There are too many variables.
Here is a must read! And from a great source, in my opinion!
http://bigpeace.com/bmccarty/2011/10/17/green-beret-continues-fight-beyond-prison-walls/