(It is instructive to view what happened to 1LT Easterling for standing up - Huck)
1LT Easterling is currently assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) in the Support Operations Division.
After this incident and subsequent investigation and action, 1LT Easterling was not involved in any other incidents. As a result, his supervisors recommended him for promotion on his officer evaluation report.
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There is one scenario that no one has yet mentioned - so cowboys often rush in where wise men do not tread....
For some time I have wondered whether this case might be a set-up.
The rank and service record of this officer suggest a higher level challenge to the question.
The armed forces of the United States are loyal and disciplined but (like in the population as a whole) there is an element within that community who feel deeply concerned with the current POTUS.
It is not too abstract to wonder if there is support and planning behind this challenge.
If this officer is indeed a “stalking horse” we should know rather quickly.
Should he be quietly removed as a focus of the challenge - then it was an admirable choice of conscious.
If, however, the officer refuses to go quietly into the night and the case moves into a more open judicial realm (with accompanying publicity and leaks) - then one might prudently ask if there is deeper backing/command/control behind his position.
I am uncertain whether this President is equipped to play back channel politics at this level.
Huck
I’ve thought the same thing. I guess time will tell.