This stinks to high heaven. According to General Order #1, troops are not permitted to consume alcoholic beverages while in Iraq or Afghanistan. Also, troops are not permitted to carry or use foreign arms while in the Area of Operations. If this was occurring, it is a failure of the chain-of command.
After all the troops who have been charged lately, I will wait to see what the courts determine. IMO, our judicial system is being used against our troops to undermine the military's efforts.
"According to General Order #1, troops are not permitted to consume alcoholic beverages while in Iraq or Afghanistan."
Yeah, that is followed 100%....
I don't think the judicial system is being used against our military, I think it's being used to protect it. I certainly don't want a military that allows rapists and murderers to remain in its ranks by covering up their crimes. There should be due process for the accused, justice for the victims. It's the rule of law, probably more meaningful to the average soldier than to any of the rest of us.
What a mess.