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Marine who blasted Afghan withdrawal forced to undergo mental health check

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Posted by Fred 2021-09-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [16 views ] Top

#1 Shrink's conclusion "He's not crazy - he's planning Congress run in 2022"?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-09-01 01:54|| 2021-09-01 01:54|| Front Page Top

#2 his resignation, which he said was sparked in part by a former commander who wrote on LinkedIn that he should resign "’if he was honorable."

CO probably wanted as little fuss as possible with the brass. I would have found a way to give him paid leave to think about it all and come back. Maybe even counseled him against it.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-09-01 02:09|| 2021-09-01 02:09|| Front Page Top

#3 ...If you'd like to see just how 'caring' the US military can be when it comes to people who have embarrassed them, read the late COL Jack Broughton's Going Downtown.

Short version - one of Broughton's F-105 pilots let things get away from him, and accidentally strafed a Soviet freighter in Haiphong Harbor. He came straight to Broughton, who knew the kid's career was toast if anybody found out, so he destroyed the gun camera footage. Somebody snitched, and Broughton and the pilot were not only formally charged, but they were given 'mental health evaluations' lasting several days in order to get them to confess the error of their ways.

They didn't, and at the court martial the USAF got slapped even harder when the jury (which included then-COL Chuck Yeager) found Broughton not guilty on all counts but one: destruction of Government property. They fined him $20 for the cost of the film and gave him an LOR.

It was the end of Broughton's career, but read his description of his mental health evaluation. Had I seen that before I enlisted, I may well never have done so.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-09-01 06:09|| 2021-09-01 06:09|| Front Page Top

#4 His security clearance has very likely been suspended, ensuring he'll never work for a government contractor or the government. Holding public office may also be a challenge. If the shrink's report states that he "could be in danger of hurting himself or suicide due to PTSD"..... well, we'll just have to leave it at that.

The intent here is to ruin the young man and set an example for others within the ranks.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-09-01 07:03|| 2021-09-01 07:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Soviet psychology at its finist

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-09-01 07:07|| 2021-09-01 07:07|| Front Page Top

#6 His resignation letter is on Insty: check out the last sentence.

Posted by Mercutio 2021-09-01 07:47|| 2021-09-01 07:47|| Front Page Top

#7 ...while there scroll just below for the ad Nike will never run.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-09-01 08:38|| 2021-09-01 08:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Link to the Instapundit post referenced by Mercutio and Procopius2k.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-09-01 10:45|| 2021-09-01 10:45|| Front Page Top

#9 Posted in Instapundit’s comments:

Marine LT Col Says "Follow Me And We Will Bring The Whole F****** System Down"
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Marine LT Col Stuart Scheller released a new video from an abandon school bus on his Linked in Page. This was all started after he called for senior leadership responsible for the failure in the Kabul evacuations to be held accountable.

There is little known about what the former Marine Commander's next steps are, so we don't want to speculate on anything at this time. Some quotes that stuck out from his latest video include, "All I asked for was the accountability of my senior leaders"

"When I am done with what I am about to do, you all are going to need the jobs and the security."

"Follow me and we will bring the whole F***** system down."

Posted by trailing wife 2021-09-01 12:12|| 2021-09-01 12:12|| Front Page Top

#10 "If you oppose the regime you must be mentally ill."

Posted by ed in texas 2021-09-01 13:42|| 2021-09-01 13:42|| Front Page Top

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