Jones has me PO’d for the reduction to E-1.
The fact is that this was a buck sergeant’s first time in combat. The fact also is that Wuterich clearly said his intention in “shoot first, questions later” was to push his men to stay safe by staying on the attack and NOT to injure civilians.
A buck sergeant’s first time in combat, and he was saying something that is damn close to the ROEs which were “reasonable PID + protect personal safety”.
The combination of those two is far different that “absolute PID”.
It clearly puts the weight of the ROEs on the side of personal security and not on the side of risking your life to get a PID.
Any imbecile can see that, can read what was going on in this young buck sergeant’s mind, and can absolutely see that there was ZERO crime committed that day by SSgt Wuterich.
Patton would have given him a damn medal, and Lincoln would have given him a commission.
The US military, circa 2012, besmirches their honor and would prefer assigning all troops pink PJs and sensitivity classes to get in touch with their inner femininity.
The only thing that surprises me about Jones is that the sick little weasel didn’t take Frank’s money, too. Oh well - - maybe, like the other worthless coward, Mathis, Jones will get his next promotion moved up by his fellow political whores at the panty-waist Pentagon.