This crap is just stupid, particularly the housing stuff. Are they trying to paint him as irresponsible? Bales is passionate about the military and he’s also passionate about making money. He got into real estate investment. As an E-5 he owned several houses, I remember him talking about that before he went to the E-6 board. Like many other investments, there’s a risk of it going wrong. It happens all the time. I admire him for attempting it, and I know he wouldn’t stop there. He’d dust himself off and try again.
Sure appears that way. Multiple examples of their attempting to guide readers to negative conclusions. Thank you for adding perspective re the houses.
bypassed for promotion
Yes, AP writers... just drop that in there and let the readers assume that the Army must have had some reservations about the SSgt. Ten years in and not yet promoted to E-7? OMG, what a flake! /s /s /s
And his hoping and looking to transfer to a much better duty station the next time around is reported as
eyed a way out of his job at a Washington state military base months before he was accused of the horrific nighttime slaughter
Even without your input as balance, it is obvious that the reporting is absolute garbage. I mean, if he were such an obvious bad apple, why all the crafty wordsmithing?
Agree .... my rant is the presstitutes and polidiots that are making public his personal life versus his professional. You remember that you have posted here before you went active duty. Your word was gold then and gold now for me. You say he’s good that’s all I need to hear. My point is the presstitutes revealing information about his family , where they are etc ... is friggin irresponsible to the nth degree !
Every troop in my team was either in the emotional or fiscal hurt locker. Then and only then did we get to the stress of the job and being on the road for 8 months out of the year. Stress is after all of us. Be it a Mom at home or a door kicker in combat. Some folks handle it well yet it’s always a mindfu*k in the works that any small trigger can bring to the surface in many ways.
Prayers up for Staff Sgt Bales and his family.
Stay safe !
The actions by the media and all the politicians is just sickening. The feeding frenzy will get a lot worse before his crucification is over.
I thank God that this type of craziness never got close to me while I was in.
How do we harness the helplessness I am sure veterans feel over the stolen valor of this administration and the royal screwing all of us got (some much more severe than others)while trying to do our best for our country?
#frustrated to no end!!