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?
Yeah, that last part about him wanting to change duty stations is outrageous. He’s been in that Battalion (possibly the same CO and PLT, I’m not sure) for his ENTIRE CAREER. He was looking at a fourth deployment with that BN. Gee, I can’t imagine why he was looking at changing units. Idiots.