Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher might be forced out of the Navy's elite SEAL unit, despite being acquitted in July on nearly all charges and a recent pardon from President Trump on the one minor charge that did stick.
The New York Times reports that SEAL commander Rear Adm. Collin Green "now has the authorization he needs from the Navy" to remove Gallagher's Trident pin -- the symbol of his SEAL status -- and "effectively end" his career. Gallagher reportedly had already planned to retire from the Navy, even after being found Not Guilty on the most serious charges against him. But as NYT's Dave Phillips noted, "in a warrior culture that prizes honor and prestige, the rebuke would still cast [him] out of a tight-knit brotherhood."
This punishment isn't punitive, it's petty. The dude is going to retire. He's done, and he's quite honestly lost all faith in the leadership that was screwing him over. So he was leaving. But that wasn't good enough for the dick pimple named Rear Admiral Collin Green. Nope, Admiral Green wants to try to bend CPO Gallagher over one last time and fuck him really, really hard, simply because he wants to do so.
Folks, shit like this will kill moral faster than you can say "Obama's Rules of Engagement". Punishing someone who screwed up is one thing, but I think we can all say that CPO Gallagher has been punished enough. Hell, the process he went through, where the prosecutorial misconduct drew a rebuke from President Trump in the form of rescinded awards, was punishment enough. But now the head of the SEALS is trying to continue the screwing process for no benefit and no reason other than sheer spite?
Nobody wants a boss like that.
No military member willingly places themselves under that person's command.
Rear Admiral Green must be fired immediately.
UPDATE: I'm very glad to see that President Trump is telling Rear Admiral Green to STFU and stop being stupid.
2 comments:
You are correct the rear admiral is a Obama stooge and traitor having given aid and comfort to the enemy merely to support his ego and Career. Prison time is warranted as well.
What I do NOT see on the esteemed Admiral’s chest are ANY awards for battlefield valor or intrepidity! All fluff, as-is typical of an USNA grad who’s never had to have a REAL job, nor have to do any heavy-lifting a day in his life! The need to wipe clean the stench of the Obama-era military brass cannot be understated. I’m 100% for fair & prudent order & discipline under the UCMJ, when it is applied proportionately to an offense. Gallagher has already spent several (unwarranted & punitive) months in the brig, due to another Obama-era Navy Captain’s orders. Further evidence of the necessary stench-cleaning. Then, the Navy brass further supported my position by being sanctioned for prosecutorial misconduct during his case. What gives? This prosecution & treatment of Gallagher is a JOKE!
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